Why is MySQL the best database software to use?
The two most popular choices for SQL implementations are Microsoft SQL Server and MySQL. Microsoft SQL Server is only supported and improved upon by a single company, while MySQL was developed by a consortium of software developers and is guided in its ongoing development by both industry requirements and compliance with open standards. This results in MySQL being an overwhelming favourite for application developers, with the following benefits: • MySQL is provided free on all UNIX web servers and is intelligently integrated with other tools, such as Perl and PHP (also free), that can represent its data in a web-based environment. • MySQL therefore involves no overhead in installation time, and very little ongoing maintenance time relative to Microsoft SQL Server. • MySQL is simple to program, having both the best online documentation of any available database system and also discussion forums where developers can obtain quick solutions to problems. • MySQL is the most reliable databas
