MySQL databases

MySQL is a piece of open source software that allows you to store pieces of information in an organized fashion that is called a database. MySQL specifically is a relation database system that can handle millions of rows, columns and tables.

You can create databases that are accessable from your website via programming languages such as PHP, Perl, Java or C. Using one of these languages along with a database, you can create website applications such as a guest book, online store, content management system or online forum. The possibilities are endless and only depend on the work that you put into it. There are also many already existing programs available that can take advantage of MySQL and one of the programming languages available from suso.org.

Requesting an account

suso.org users can request to have database access setup for them by sending an email to mark@suso.org. After the account is set up you will be able to create as many databases as you wish by using the name username_*, where * is the name of the database. This helps seperate your databases from other suso.org users.

Links to other MySQL documents

• Where is the password kept / How to configure your applications to use MySQL
• MySQL primer: a short tutorial that will get you started
• Full MySQL documentation at www.mysql.com