MySQL is an open-source relational database management system (RDBMS).
It runs on the web as well as on the server.
MySQL is fast, reliable, and easy to use. It is open-source software.
MySQL uses standard SQL and compiles on a number of platforms.
It is a multithreaded, multi-user SQL database management system.
The data in a MySQL database is stored in the form of tables.
A table is a collection of related data, and it consists of columns and rows.