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MySQL is one of the top 3 databases, it is used as main database in Facebook, Wikipedia and many other high traffic we sites. There are forks like MariaDB and a
by frik 12y ago
MySQL is one of the top 3 databases, it is used as main database in Facebook, Wikipedia and many other high traffic we sites. There are forks like MariaDB and alternatives with more features like Postgres. MySQL with its several different db engines is unique and with the default InnoDB engine it is on par with its competitors.
- gaius 12y agoYes, the InnoDB engine adds transactions, foreign keys, and all the other traditional RDBMS features that the original authors of MySQL didn't think anyone needed. InnoDB by the way is an Oracle product.