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And MySQL continues to develop. The addition of features such as transactions, row-level locking, foreign key support, and replication has caused people who once would have considered only "big engine" databases for their applications to give MySQL a second look.
MySQL is an Open Source project that can be used for free under most circumstances, for which reason it enjoys widespread popularity in the Open Source community. But MySQL's popularity isn't limited to Open Source enthusiasts. Yes, it runs on personal computers (indeed, much MySQL development takes place on inexpensive Linux systems). But MySQL is portable and runs on commercial operating systems (such as Solaris, Mac OS X, and Windows) and on hardware all the way up to enterprise servers. Furthermore, its performance rivals any database system you care to put up against it, and it can handle large databases with millions of records.
MySQL lies squarely within the picture that now unfolds before us: freely available operating systems running on powerful but inexpensive hardware, putting substantial processing power and capabilities in the hands of more people than ever before, on a wider variety of systems than ever before. This lowering of the economic barriers to computing puts powerful database solutions within reach of more people and organizations than at any time in the past. Organizations that once could only dream of putting the power of a high-performance RDBMS to work for them now can do so for very little cost. This is true for individuals as well. For example, I use MySQL with Perl, Apache, and PHP on my Apple iBook running Mac OS X. This allows me to carry my work with me anywhere. Total cost: the cost of the iBook.
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