Start using MySQL
What MySQL is
Understand the client-server database model and where MySQL sits between your application and its data files.
8 minute lesson
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MySQL is a relational database management system. A server process owns the data and accepts connections from command-line clients, graphical tools, and applications.
Your application does not edit database files directly. It authenticates, sends SQL over a connection, and receives rows or an error from the server.
This course uses MySQL 8.4 LTS. The basic SQL also works on newer releases, but installation, upgrades, and defaults can differ between release lines.
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