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A MySQL server is a database management system which is available as open source (free & editable) software it also has commercial version for a number of operating systems. This software forms the base for many dynamic websites.

MySQL Server was originally designed and developed by Swedish company MySQL AB.

Version 5.0 was released in October 2005. It supports all the SQL3 standard defined object types:

• Database

• Table

• View (new in version 5)

• Alias

• Index

• Trigger (new in version 5)

• Stored Procedure (new in version 5)

• User Defined Function (new in version 5)