until August 8 , 2008 . [3] [h2] MySQL [/h2] MySQL (pronounced (IPA) /mɑɪ ɛs kjuː ɛl/, "my S-Q-L") is a multithreaded , multi-user SQL database management system (DBMS) [1] which has, according to MySQL AB , more than 10 million installations. [2] MySQL is owned and sponsored by a single for-profit firm,