whats mysql and what it do

[psoshadow]

i'm new to that stuff can anyone tell me briefly what it does and is?

[niv]

let me just put it this way, it's a faster, more efficient, open-source version of MS-SQL Server. ;)

SQL = Structured Query Language.
it's a database :p

[psoshadow]

yeah i d/l something from mysql it was like 10mb but whats it for theres no read me or anything

[Robert]

MySQL is for storing information in a database on your server. Rather than storing the information in a .txt file on your site, you would store it in a MySQL Database. Making it more secure and faster for you to retrive the information. For example, let's say you get a PHP Guestbook, the data for the guestbook would probably be stored in a MySQL database instead of a .txt document.

=)

[roblev]

A great example of a website which uses MySQL is this bulletin board. This bulletin board uses MySQL as a backbone to the message board. All posts,users,and activity are tracked by MySQL, so if you wanted vBulletin, choosing F2S would be a great place to... like mine http://www.techbrink.f2s.com!