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MySQL is good for the masses
What do you like best about the product?
MySQL has a huge base of support, from the good manual, forums, blogs, YouTube, and more.
It doesn't have the feel of an overwhelming Enterprise system, yet can do that job well too.
It doesn't have the feel of an overwhelming Enterprise system, yet can do that job well too.
What do you dislike about the product?
There's not much not to like about MySQL, it, like PostgreSQL are great environments.
I'm not sure if they've done enough to explain their 'Performance DB' though.
I'm not sure if they've done enough to explain their 'Performance DB' though.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
In my last assignment I used a LAMP environment to replace a huge spread sheet with a web app, and MySQL was great for the job.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Give it a try, and don't be afraid of some terminal setup, there are lots of videos showing you how to do that little bit.
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Maturity matters
What do you like best about the product?
MySQL is 22 years old this month, and that matters. A database technology is only as good as its least-reliable part, and there aren't many holes in MySQL.
Because of its popularity over the years, there are solutions to nearly everything in MySQL.
MySQL is a strong implementation of a simple idea, without the headache of bells and whistles; it's the straight-razor shave of databases.
Because of its popularity over the years, there are solutions to nearly everything in MySQL.
MySQL is a strong implementation of a simple idea, without the headache of bells and whistles; it's the straight-razor shave of databases.
What do you dislike about the product?
MySQL performance falls off a cliff with long tables in a way that other technologies don't. If you want to use MySQL to handle an implementation at scale, it requires some creative massaging (e.g https://medium.com/@Pinterest_Engineering/sharding-pinterest-how-we-scaled-our-mysql-fleet-3f341e96ca6f).
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
MySQL handles reporting tables (produced via ETL jobs through Hive over Hadoop HDFS) with almost zero ongoing engineering effort. Coupled with the mature connections from almost any tech stack you can imagine, it's easy to implement MySQL to pre-compute larger queries based on larger data sources on a regular basis.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
It is easy to implement MySQL, and easy to move for MySQL to other products. Don't overthink it!
Stable product, great features. Truly a standard
What do you like best about the product?
I like how easy it is to find support for the product. It works well with the PHP and Linux environment my company uses.
What do you dislike about the product?
I feel MySQL could improve with documentation. Often it is far better to search the web than it is to use their site.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
MySQL allows us to store the data we need for our research projects securely. It is stable and best of all, free.
MySQL for small SaaS service
What do you like best about the product?
Simple to use, familiar, fast enough for my needs.
What do you dislike about the product?
Nothing really. It doesn't meet the same need as more modern solutions like Mongo or other OODBs but it does exactly what it's supposed to and I can always count on it.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Reliable DB solution for user management for my iOS/Android/web app.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Think carefully about your implementation before diving in (though this goes for any RDBMS)
Well documented, reliable database
What do you like best about the product?
Finding help on MySQL is easy to do. It is highly used so there are lots of resources on the web to give guidance in constructing queries or using the database.
What do you dislike about the product?
Their installer is a little hard to understand. They have a web based installer program that you run and from within the installer you select the programs you want to install. It can be hard to figure out which features and versions you need.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Our CRM solution runs on a MySQL database. I am using MySQL in my sandbox environment on my local machine.
MySQL Review
What do you like best about the product?
I like MySQL because:
1) It's free.
2) It is can be used in both Windows and Unix.
3) I like the MySQL community
4) It allows multiple users to access to a variety of databases.
5) It was easier to learn than other databases.
1) It's free.
2) It is can be used in both Windows and Unix.
3) I like the MySQL community
4) It allows multiple users to access to a variety of databases.
5) It was easier to learn than other databases.
What do you dislike about the product?
I don't like that it's losing the open source. I think since Oracle bought it, updates and upgrades are lacking.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
In higher education, I use it for pulling a data for surveys for accreditation, as well as, reporting. It has helped to pull all types of data in one spot and organize it relationally for reporting purposes.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
I use MySQL workbench or Toad to create my queries, stored procedures, data models..
Easy to get started but not the best solution for all problems
What do you like best about the product?
It's easy to use, free, open-source, and very widely used (so lots of support available online).
What do you dislike about the product?
Not the best for all data formats--in some cases, a non-relation database might be better suited.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Storing data
Recommendations to others considering the product:
First consider whether MySQL is the best database tool for your problem. Consider non-relational databases such as MongoDB.
Best open source RDBMS
What do you like best about the product?
First thing is the cost. Its free for any decent sized application you can think of.
Then you do have the options for setting up clusters. That's just great when you are thinking of high availability, reliability and scaling up.
And then there is the huge community and knowledge out there to help you with practically any problem you have.
Then you do have the options for setting up clusters. That's just great when you are thinking of high availability, reliability and scaling up.
And then there is the huge community and knowledge out there to help you with practically any problem you have.
What do you dislike about the product?
Lack of a solid platform like Microsoft SQL management studio for MSSQL DB. I feel like there are great tools out there for this, but it still don't match with SQL management studio and its capabilities.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I can download and setup a full scale mysql server in less than an hour and along with it a bunch of great tools. Me and my developers can go ahead start thinking of actual business logic without wasting time on setup. This may not be a big deal when it comes to bigger companies with dedicated DevOps, but startups and for personal projects, it's critical.
MySQL for database management
What do you like best about the product?
The ease of use and simplicity of the syntax - Its a very easy language for beginners
What do you dislike about the product?
It lacks advanced database management tools and libraries when you compare with Python.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are using MySQL for our database management and listing of products on our website. We also use it for inventory management processes.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Its a very easy to lean and implement tool, several entry level personnel can successfully implement database management using MySQL.
SQL- Excellent for small businesses
What do you like best about the product?
It is light and easy to install. Its portable and flexible and the interface is pretty straightforward
What do you dislike about the product?
Scalability is a big issue for mySQL. It works great with small data sets, but for large data it is not that efficient. It has fewer reporting options built on top of it compared to other databases. Less sophisticated options for mirroring and data encryption.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I am currently working on development of an open source DBMS(Hive). I am using mysql as metastore for Hive.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
If you are writing smaller software, software that is mainly web focused this may be the database for you.
But if If you need to write a lot of records, using multiple servers, then some NoSQL databases (like Aerospike, Cassandra, ...) might be a better suit, or you can use some heavy SQL databases like Oracle.
But if If you need to write a lot of records, using multiple servers, then some NoSQL databases (like Aerospike, Cassandra, ...) might be a better suit, or you can use some heavy SQL databases like Oracle.
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