MySQL is a relational database management system (RDBMS), comprising a client interface characters and a server, both available for both Unix systems like GNU / Linux and Windows, even if it prevails in its use Unix.

Since 1996 supports most of SQL syntax and are expected in the future full compliance with the ANSI standard. It has interfaces for different languages, including an ODBC driver, two drivers and a driver for Java and Mono. NET.

The code of MySQL is developed by the company since 1979 TcX ataconsult now MySQL AB, but it is only since 1996 that is distributed a version that supports SQL, utilizing another product: mSQL.

The code of MySQL, however, is distributed under the GNU GPL as well as with a commercial license. Until version 4.0, a good part of the client code was dismissed with the GNU LGPL and could therefore be used for commercial applications. From version 4.1 onwards, even the client code is distributed under the GNU GPL. Moreover, there is a clause that allows extensive use of MySQL with a wide range of free licenses.

Hostmonster MySQL

Hostmonster have the latest version (version 5 at the time of writing) of MySQL installed on their servers which allows you to install any scripts or software on their servers that requires mysql with the latest database features. You can create new databases in your control panel, add new users and manage your databases with phpmyadmin – an open source tool written in PHP intended to handle the administration of MySQL over the Internet with browser. Hostmonster supports also mysqli the next PHP Api generation functions which bring more speed and features of mysql.