Working with MySQL

There are a number of RDBMS packages available. These programs vary in power,
flexibility, and price. However, they all work in essentially the same way.

• It is a very powerful program in its own right. It handles a large subset of the functionality of the most expensive and powerful database packages.
•  It uses a standard form of the well-known SQL data language.
•  It is released under an open-source license.
•  It works on many operating systems and with many languages.
•  It works very quickly and works well even with large data sets.
• PHP ships with a number of functions designed to support MySQL databases.