Introduction to MySQL as part of L.A.M.P.

1. What’s MySQL?

2. Explicit Answer The “M” in L.A.M.P. Relational database system acting a server Provides multi-user access to databases Code available under GNU General Public License Developed by for-profit Swedish company; development began in 1994; now owned by Oracle

3. But What’s A Database?

4. Closets : Before & After

5. Other Analogies Address Book Card Catalog Filing Cabinets Recipe Box Sock Drawer! Spreadsheet

6. One Definition “A container where information can be collected, stored, added, updated & you don't lose the history” @petechee

7. MySQL Is A Container But So Is MSFT SQL and Oracle

8. Terms Table : fields (columns) and rows SQL : structured query language Query : using SQL to ask the database a question

9. Importance Most widely-used OSDB Part of many high-profile, large-scale web sites, including Facebook, Flickr, Google,Wikipedia Essential part of WordPress Facilitates separation of content from presentation in web sites

10. Credits Closets : blog.organizedspaces.com Author : Kathy E. Gill, @kegill CC : attribution, non-commercial, share&share alike