About MySQL Database Design Development and support

MySQL is developed, marketed, and supported by a Swedish company MySQL AB, which licenses it two ways:

• Open source software: MySQL is available via the General Public License (GPL) that is obtainable free of charge. It is offered to anyone who can meet the requirements of the GP; if you are using MySQL as a database on a Web site, you can use MySQL without charge, even if your website is for commercial use
• Commercial license: MySQL is available with a commercial license for a modest fee to those who prefer it to the GPL. If a developer wants to use MySQL as part of a new software product and wishes to sell the new product, rather than release it under the GPL, the developer is required to purchase a commercial license

Advantages OF MySQL include:

• It is fast. Speed was the main goal of the developers of MySQL
• It is inexpensive. MySQL is free under the open source GPL license, and the fee for a commercial license is very reasonabl
• Easy to use. You can build and interact with a MySQL database by using a few simple statements in SQL language, the standard language for communicating with RDBMSs
• Runs on many operating systems: Windows; Linux; Mac OS; most varieties of UNIX; (including Solaris, AIX, and DEC UNIX), FreeBSD; OS/2; Irix and others
• Technical support is widely available. A large community of online users provides free support via mailing lists. MySQL developers also participate in the e-mail lists. You can also purchase technical support from MySQL AB for a modest fee
• It’s secure. MySQL’s flexible authorization system allows some or all database privileges to specific users or groups of users. Passwords are encrypted
• Supports large databases. 50 million rows or more! That’s the number MySQL can handle at any given time. The default file size limit for a table is 4GB, but this can be increased this if your operating system can handle it to a theoretical limit of 8 million terabytes (TB)
• Customizable. The open source GPL license allows programmers to modify the MySQL software to fit their own specific environments

Ardent expertise in MySQL Database Design and Development

MySQL is very popular with our Web developers who are highly experienced in SQL server database qualities; Ardent developers are able to work MySQL extremely fast and in a small size which is an ideal for any Web sites. Our MySQL developers are well-versed in the intricacies of various operating systems: Windows; Linux; Mac; OS; most varieties of UNIX; (including Solaris, AIX, and DEC UNIX), FreeBSD; OS/2; Irix and others. Ardent developers also have the capabilities to work on extremely large databases.