What are MySQL and MariaDB?
MySQL and MariaDB are both popular relational database management systems (RDBMS) that are used to store and manage data. They are both open source and free to use, and they are widely used by web developers and businesses of all sizes.
MySQL was originally developed by MySQL AB, which was later acquired by Sun Microsystems and then by Oracle Corporation. MySQL is now owned and maintained by Oracle Corporation. MySQL is one of the most widely used databases in the world, with a large and active community of developers and users.
MariaDB, on the other hand, is a fork of the MySQL project. It was created as a community-driven alternative to MySQL after concerns were raised about the direction of the MySQL project under Oracle's ownership. MariaDB is designed to be a drop-in replacement for MySQL, with many of the same features and compatibility with MySQL's APIs and clients.
Both MySQL and MariaDB are used to store and manage structured data, such as user information, product information, and transaction data. They both use SQL (Structured Query Language) to interact with the data, and they support a wide range of features and functionality, such as transactions, stored procedures, and indexing.
MySQL and MariaDB are often used in combination with web development frameworks like PHP, Python, and Ruby on Rails, to build web applications and services that store and retrieve data from a database. They are both reliable and scalable, and can handle large amounts of data and high levels of traffic.
