MySQL is a multi-user, multi-threaded SQL database server. MySQL is also a relational database management system (RDBMS). It is basically a software package which organizes and manages large amount of information.

MySQL is released under the GNU General Public License (GPL), and it is free for most of the use on all of the platforms. Unix-based platforms, like Linux in conjunction with PHP, Mac OS X, as well as Windows. The MySQL database server is well known for its faster accessibility, higher reliability, and its easy navigation’s while operating.