Support for the one to four byte ints, float, double, fixed and variable length strings, time stamps, variable length strings and blobs. A fast thread based malloc system. A fast table check and repair utility. All string comparisons for normal string fields are case insensitive. Aliases on tables and columns.
All fields have default values.
SQL stands for Structured Query Language. SQL is a language designed for interacting with relational databases. It does this by allowing users to describe the data they wish to see. The SQL used in mysql follows entry level ANSI 92 SQL specification fairly closely. For more information see Chapter 3 .