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"MySQL is probably still the world's most popular open source database by install base." I wonder how much of that statement is a result of (1) WordPress and (
by mikece 3y ago
"MySQL is probably still the world's most popular open source database by install base."
I wonder how much of that statement is a result of (1) WordPress and (2) large web hosting providers who only offer MySQL as a database (because WordPress is the dominant hosting need)?
- giraffe_lady 3y agoYou'd also need to qualify it to exclude sqlite, which is on everything. No way there's more wordpress sites than phones.
- mikece 3y agoI don't know... I run six wordpress sites and only have three phones.
- petre 3y agoActually SQLite would have been a much better and easier choice for most WordPress blogs.
- paulryanrogers 3y agoAutomattic seems to be coming around, they plan to offer official SQLite support in the future[0] [0] https://wordpress.org/plugins/sqlite-database-integration/ https://wordpress.org/plugins/sqlite-database-integration/
- ttfkam 3y agoAnd web browsers. Every major web browser uses SQLite under the hood for bookmark management, IndexedDB, localstorage, sessionstorage, and various metadata. Windows and MacOS also use it extensively in various apps installed by default. The Notes app in MacOS comes immediately to mind.