PHP/MySQL

What is MySQL?

• MySQL is a database system used on the web
• MySQL is the most popular database system used with PHP.
• MySQL is a database system that runs on a server
• MySQL is ideal for both small and large applications
• MySQL is very fast, reliable, and easy to use
• MySQL supports standard SQL
• MySQL compiles on a number of platforms
• MySQL is free to download and use
• MySQL is developed, distributed, and supported by Oracle Corporation
• MySQL is named after co-founder Monty Widenius's daughter: My

What is PHP?

• PHP stands for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor
• PHP can collect form data
• PHP is a widely-used, open source scripting language
• PHP code are executed on the server, and the result is returned to the browser as plain HTML
• PHP scripts are executed on the server
• PHP can send and receive cookies
• PHP is free to download and use
• PHP files can contain text, HTML, JavaScript code, and PHP code
• PHP files have a default file extension of ".php"
• PHP can encrypt data
• PHP can generate dynamic page content
• PHP can create, open, read, write, and close files on the server
• PHP can add, delete, modify data in your database
• PHP can restrict users to access some pages on your website