What is MySQL?

The MySQL software delivers a very fast, multi-threaded, multi-user, and robust SQL (Structured Query Language) database server. MySQL Server is intended for mission-critical, heavy-load production systems as well as for embedding into mass-deployed software.
MySQL is a tool in the Databases category of a tech stack.
MySQL is an open source tool with 8.8K GitHub stars and 3.3K GitHub forks. Here’s a link to MySQL 's open source repository on GitHub

Who uses MySQL?

Companies
6049 companies reportedly use MySQL in their tech stacks, including Uber , Airbnb , and Pinterest .

Developers
101452 developers on StackShare have stated that they use MySQL .

MySQL Integrations

Travis CI , Datadog , Slick , Amazon DynamoDB , and Spring Framework are some of the popular tools that integrate with MySQL . Here's a list of all 345 tools that integrate with MySQL .
Pros of MySQL
798
Sql
677
Free
558
Easy
527
Widely used
487
Open source
180
High availability
160
Cross-platform support
103
Great community
78
Secure
75
Full-text indexing and searching
25
Fast, open, available
16
SSL support
14
Reliable
13
Robust
8
Enterprise Version
7
Easy to set up on all platforms
2
NoSQL access to JSON data type
1
Relational database
1
Easy, light, scalable
1
Sequel Pro (best SQL GUI)
1
Replica Support
Decisions about MySQL

Here are some stack decisions, common use cases and reviews by companies and developers who chose MySQL in their tech stack.

Needs advice
on
MongoDB MongoDB
and
MySQL MySQL

Hello, I am developing a new project with an internal chat between users. Also, there are complex relationships between the other project entities but I wolud like to build something scalable and fast and right now I am designing the data model. What kind of database would you recommend me to manage all application data? relational like MySQL , no relational like MongoDB or a mixed one? Thank you

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Needs advice
on
MongoDB MongoDB
and
MySQL MySQL

I'm starting to work on a Jira -like bug tracker web app. This is a hobby project that is mostly a way for me to learn about different technologies and development processes(CI/CD, etc..) so I could be more ready when I start applying for programming jobs.

I'm debating between MySQL , which I'm less familiar with, and MongoDB which I have used in the past.

My two points of consideration are the following:

1) Which one is more likely to be relevant for web dev jobs? While I want to learn new technologies, I prefer learning ones that will make me more hireable in the future.

2) Which one is more flexible when it comes to changing the shape of the stored data? I expect to need to make some changes as the project goes on.

Thanks, everyone!

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Needs advice
on
MSSQL MSSQL
and
MySQL MySQL

We are planning to migrate one of my applications from MSSQL to MySQL . Can someone help me with the version to select?. I have a strong inclination towards MySql 5.7. But, I see there are some standout features added in Mysql 8.0 like JSON_TABLE. Just wanted to know if the newer version has not compromised on its speed while giving out some add on features.

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Hello,

I am trying to design an online ordering app similar to Doordash or Uber Eats. I'm having a hard time trying to finalise on what database (or mixture of databases) to use. I'm leaning towards using a relational database like MySQL or PostgreSQL . But, when the application grows, I don't want to join on 20 tables to get a data. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time.

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Maxim Ryakhovskiy

Hi all. I am an informatics student, and I need to realise a simple website for my friend. I am planning to realise the website using Node.js and Mongoose , since I have already done a project using these technologies. I also know SQL, and I have used PostgreSQL and MySQL previously.

The website will show a possible travel destination and local transportation. The database is used to store information about traveling, so only admin will manage the content (especially photos). While clients will see the content uploaded by the admin. I am planning to use Mongoose because it is very simple and efficient for this project. Please give me your opinion about this choice.

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Needs advice
on
Auth0 Auth0
and
AWS AppSync AWS AppSync

Hi. We have an application, which offers clients with mobile Apps. Mobile apps serve using REST APIs provided by a big Monolith web frontend and backend built on PHP / MySQL running on a conventional dedicated machine.

Now we have started rolling out our application across the globe. We want to serve each country at its own TLD like, myapp.us, myapp.pk etc.

Since each country site might have different features and localization challenges, therefore, we'll need to have several different master branches, each for a country. And the backend application will be cloned on a separate machine for each country.

We'd need to geo-restrict mobile apps as well. So a client from the US would be served via our ".us" TLD REST API, and Pakistan client's App should be served with REST APIs from .pk TLD.

Need a piece of advice on , Which AWS service can we use to have a single authentication endpoint which would authenticate Apps from the relevant country server by automatically detecting the location?

Thanks.

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Blog Posts

Dec 22 2021 at 5:41AM

Pinterest

MySQL Kafka Druid + 3
3
535
Dec 8 2020 at 5:50PM

DigitalOcean

GitHub MySQL PostgreSQL + 11
2
2196
MySQL Kafka Apache Spark + 6
2
1857
GitHub Docker React + 17
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JavaScript GitHub Python + 42
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MySQL Alternatives & Comparisons

What are some alternatives to MySQL ?
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL is an advanced object-relational database management system that supports an extended subset of the SQL standard, including transactions, foreign keys, subqueries, triggers, user-defined types and functions.
Oracle
Oracle Database is an RDBMS. An RDBMS that implements object-oriented features such as user-defined types, inheritance, and polymorphism is called an object-relational database management system (ORDBMS). Oracle Database has extended the relational model to an object-relational model, making it possible to store complex business models in a relational database.
MariaDB
Started by core members of the original MySQL team, MariaDB actively works with outside developers to deliver the most featureful, stable, and sanely licensed open SQL server in the industry. MariaDB is designed as a drop-in replacement of MySQL(R) with more features, new storage engines, fewer bugs, and better performance.
MongoDB
MongoDB stores data in JSON-like documents that can vary in structure, offering a dynamic, flexible schema. MongoDB was also designed for high availability and scalability, with built-in replication and auto-sharding.
Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft® SQL Server is a database management and analysis system for e-commerce, line-of-business, and data warehousing solutions.
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