MySQL is a very fast, multi-threaded, multi-user and robust SQL (Structured Query Language) database server. For Unix and OS/2 platforms, MySQL is basically free; for Microsoft platforms you must get a MySQL license after a trial time of 30 days. See section 3 MySQL licensing and support. The MySQL home page provides the latest information about MySQL. For a discussion of MySQL's capabilities, see section 1.5 The main features of MySQL.
