Steve Declerck Wrote:
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> I was wondering why MySQL had the reputation (and
> maybe still now) of being a "web database"?
Simply that it was (and still is) used on the backend for a great many websites, and that it's provided as part of many web hosting providers' hosting packages.
> The
> reason I ask is this : Is MySQL suitable for a
> client/server configuration?
Yes. MySQL uses a client-server architecture. In addition to the MySQL Server, we provide command-line and GUI client applications. Client applications can be written against MySQL in most common programming languages.
> I mean, local
> network, database server and ERP software.
Yes. We have users employing MySQL in all of these scenarios, and others.
Please see
Overview of the MySQL Database Management System, in the MySQL Manual, for additional information about MySQL and its features.
cheers
jon.
Jon Stephens
MySQL Documentation Team @ Oracle
MySQL Dev Zone
MySQL Server Documentation
Oracle