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We started out with the intention of using mSQL
to connect to our
tables using our own fast low-level (ISAM) routines. However, after some
testing, we came to the conclusion that mSQL
was not fast enough or
flexible enough for our needs. This resulted in a new SQL interface to our
database but with almost the same API interface as mSQL
. This API was
designed to allow third-party code that was written for use with mSQL
to
be ported easily for use with MySQL
.
The derivation of the name MySQL
is not clear. Our base
directory and a large number of our libraries and tools have had the prefix
"my" for well over 10 years. However, co-founder Monty Widenius's daughter
is also named My. Which of the two gave its name to
MySQL
is still a mystery, even for us.
The name of the MySQL Dolphin (our logo) is Sakila
. Sakila
was chosen
by the founders of MySQL AB from a huge list of names suggested by users
in our "Name the Dolphin" contest. The winning name was submitted by
Ambrose Twebaze, an open source software developer from Swaziland, Africa.
According to Ambrose, the name Sakila has its roots in SiSwati, the local
language of Swaziland. Sakila is also the name of a town in Arusha,
Tanzania, near Ambrose's country of origin, Uganda.