Core Web Technologies
Data Storage Engine
MySQL
The database where your WordPress content, settings and customer records are stored and found quickly.
- Category
- Core Web Technologies
- Stack role
- Infrastructure
- Tool type
- Open Source
- Best suited for
- WordPress Content and Data
- Hosting model
- Self-Hosted
- Software price
- Free
- Made by
- Oracle
- First released
- 1995
- License
- GPLv2 or Commercial
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What is MySQL?
MySQL, in plain English.
MySQL is a database, an organized store for the information your website needs to remember. On a WordPress site, every page, post, user account, order and setting lives in MySQL. When a visitor opens a page, the site asks the database for the right pieces and puts them together.
Think of it as a very fast, very tidy set of spreadsheets that can answer thousands of questions at once. Each table holds one kind of thing, such as customers or listings, and the tables can be linked together. It first appeared in 1995 and the Community Edition is free to use.
For you, the database matters for two reasons. Speed: a well-organized database keeps pages loading quickly as your content grows. Safety: it holds your business data, so backups and careful access are part of how we look after a site.
In our stack
Why we use MySQL.
Every WordPress site we build sits on MySQL, so we know how to keep it healthy. We design custom content so it stays organized and fast, and we make sure it is backed up. Changes to live data always get extra care.
Fast Lookups
Pages and search results load quickly, even as your content grows.
Reliable Records
Your content and customer data stay organized and consistent.
Built for WordPress
It is the database WordPress is designed around, so everything fits.
Where we use it
Services built with MySQL.
Related tools
Works well with MySQL.
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