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The MySQL
(R) software delivers a very fast, multi-threaded,
multi-user, and robust SQL
(Structured Query Language
)
database server.
MySQL Server
is intended for mission-critical, heavy-load
production systems as well as for embedding into mass-deployed software.
MySQL
is a trademark of MySQL AB
.
The MySQL
software is Dual Licensed
. Users can choose to
use the MySQL
software as an Open Source
/Free Software
product under the terms of the GNU General Public License
(http://www.fsf.org/licenses/) or can purchase a standard
commercial license from MySQL AB
.
See section 1.4 MySQL Support and Licensing.
The MySQL
web site (http://www.mysql.com/) provides the
latest information about the MySQL
software.
The following list describes some sections of particular interest in this manual:
MySQL Database Server
,
see 1.3 Overview of MySQL AB.
MySQL Database Server
,
see 1.2.2 The Main Features of MySQL.
MySQL Database Software
to new architectures
or operating systems, see D. Porting to Other Systems.
MySQL Database Server
,
see 3. MySQL Tutorial.
SQL
and benchmarking information, see the
benchmarking directory (`sql-bench' in the distribution).
Important:
Reports of errors (often called bugs), as well as questions and comments, should be sent to the general MySQL mailing list. See section 1.7.1.1 The MySQL Mailing Lists. See section 1.7.1.3 How to Report Bugs or Problems.
The mysqlbug
script should be used to generate bug reports on Unix.
(Windows distributions contain a file `mysqlbug.txt' in the base
directory that can be used as a template for a bug report.)
For source distributions, the mysqlbug
script can be found in the
`scripts' directory. For binary distributions, mysqlbug
can be found in the `bin' directory (`/usr/bin' for the
MySQL-server
RPM package).
If you have found a sensitive security bug in MySQL Server
, please let
us know immediately by sending an email message to security@mysql.com.
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