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| − | MySQL is | + | MySQL is an [[open-source]] [[relational database]] based on [[SQL]]. According to its creators, it is "the world's most popular open source database", and is "used in more than 11 million installations"<ref>http://www.mysql.com/why-mysql/</ref>. |
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| + | It is one of the two databases supported by [[MediaWiki]] (the other being [[PostgreSQL]])<ref>http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:LocalSettings.php#Database_settings</ref>. It is used by [[Wikipedia]], as well as other [[wiki]]s that use MediaWiki. | ||
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Revision as of 16:26, July 7, 2007
MySQL is an open-source relational database based on SQL. According to its creators, it is "the world's most popular open source database", and is "used in more than 11 million installations"[1].
It is one of the two databases supported by MediaWiki (the other being PostgreSQL)[2]. It is used by Wikipedia, as well as other wikis that use MediaWiki.