database?

Discussion in 'MySQL' started by laxmi, Jun 2, 2007.

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    what is database and what is my sql database?how it helps a website?why the website needs my sql database and also sql server?i don't have knowledge about that.
     
    laxmi, Jun 2, 2007 IP
  2. jakomo

    jakomo Well-Known Member

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    Hello,
    Mysql is a "free datatabase", generally you use Mysql and PHP because there are free. Mysql is a very nice database. Of course you use a database in your site when it is necessary :) for example you need to save information......

    SQL Server is another database but you need to pay for it. It is of Microsoft..

    Both are very good database.. but I use Mysql because it's free
     
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  3. laxmi

    laxmi Well-Known Member

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    you said we use database to save information and you prefer mysql because its free.why can't we use php,asp,perl ssi?can i know what for this four databases are used?
     
    laxmi, Jun 3, 2007 IP
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    abdussamad Active Member

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    SQL is a language used to create, modify, extract and delete data from a database. It is also used to specify access rights to a database. MySQL is a free relational database management system that supports SQL.

    PHP,ASP and perl are programming languages. They are used to give instructions to a computer. They are not databases. You can use PHP,ASP and perl to create,store, modify and retrieve data from a database using SQL. SSI is a way to include external files in your web pages.
     
    abdussamad, Jun 3, 2007 IP