Weâll look at a few of these in the next section. For MySQL, we have what are called forks, which include some different options. Returning to the chocolate cake example, suppose you want to change something.
These packages provide a flexible and fast way to start using MySQL. For MySQL, when you want it ready to use without the effort involved in compiling it, you can use the distribution packages.ĭistribution packages for MySQL are available for diverse platforms, including Linux distributions, Windows, and macOS. Say you want a chocolate cake even if you have the instructions for how to make it yourself, you may not want to mess up your kitchen, or you may not have the time to bake it, so you go to a bakery and buy one instead.
It takes time to compile, and usually, it is necessary to install additional development libraries that expose production environments to risk. But even with the source code available, the recipe for building software is not easy to follow. You can think of installing MySQL from scratch as similar to baking a cake: the source code is the recipe. With MySQL becoming the most popular open source database (Oracle, which ranks first, is not open source), the demand for having a fast installation process has increased. The MySQL 5.7 and 8.0 series are still under development, which means that newer versions with bug fixes and new features will continue to be released. The bookâs core is focused on Linux operating systems (mostly Ubuntu/Debian and CentOS/RHEL or its derivatives) and on MySQL 5.7 and MySQL 8.0, because those are what we consider the âcurrentâ versions capable of production workloads. Instead, we have drawn on our collective knowledge of MySQL in the real world. Note that we do not rely on a single version of MySQL for this book. Letâs begin our learning path by installing MySQL and accessing it for the first time.
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