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About MySQL

What is it?

A database management system.

"MySQL is an open-source relational database management system. Its name is a combination of 'My', the name of co-founder Michael Widenius' daughter, and 'SQL', the abbreviation for Structured Query Language." Source: Wkipedia.

MySQL powers your website's database.

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MySQL Requirements of the Joomla! CMS

The Joomla! Project publish the minimum MySQL requirements for hosting a Joomla! CMS website on a server at the following link.

Read more: What are the technical requirements for hosting a Joomla! website?