Oracle has these features, SQL Server has these features, etc. But that's not really where the real importance lies. Sure, functionality is a part of it because your database should be able to do ...

OK, while I'm really bad about approving comments (mostly because the platform makes it so painful), I do want to answer a few of them here real quick. First and foremost because this is bothering me.

MySQL, managed by Oracle, is one of the most popular SQL database management systems currently available. What is MySQL? MySQL is a sophisticated and powerful relational database used to create ...