MySQL for personal and business-critical applications. The world's most popular open source database.

Why MySQL?

The MySQL® database has become the world's most popular open source database because of its consistent fast performance, high reliability and ease of use.It's used on every continent -- Yes, even Antarctica! -- by individual Web developers as well as many of the world's largest and fastest-growing organizations to save time and money powering their high-volume Web sites, business-critical systems and packaged software.

Oftentimes at the initiative of a creative developer, a number of your custom-built business applications may quickly reach the "business-critical" state. Suddenly, downtime or performance degradation can have a significant impact on your organization's revenue, business processes, or customer satisfaction. You must ensure that these applications are always up and running, that they scale to meet your growth needs, and that you can get immediate expert assistance whenever you need it. We use MySQL to ensure the highest levels of reliability, uptime and performance.

Not only is MySQL the world's most popular open source database, it's also become the database of choice for a new generation of applications built on the LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP / Perl / Python.) MySQL runs on more than 20 platforms including Linux, Windows, OS/X, HP-UX, AIX, Netware, giving you the kind of flexibility that puts you in control.

Whether you're new to database technology or an experienced developer or DBA, MySQL offers a comprehensive range of certified software support.