What is MySQL? The Database That Powers Most of the Web
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Discussion of the blog article What is MySQL? The Database That Powers Most of the Web.
MySQL runs WordPress, which runs 43% of the web. It runs Facebook's original backend, YouTube, and GitHub. It is also a database with genuine quirks that bite people who do not know about them. Here is the full picture.
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