Chapter 7. Using MySQL Databases
How a MySQL Database Works
MySQL is a relational database management system (RDBMS) — a system that organizes data into tables that are related to each other. The MySQL software consists of the MySQL server, several utility programs, and some supporting software. The MySQL server is the database manager. It runs all the time, in the background, waiting for instructions. The database is a set of files that contain the data. You can create new databases, add data to databases, and retrieve data from a database by communicating with the server — sending messages that the server executes.
Communicating with the MySQL Server
You can manage your database, retrieve data from it, or add data to it by sending messages to the ...
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