MySQL
The widely deployed open-source relational database.
Where we use it
- Web applications
- WordPress
- Read-heavy workloads
Strengths
- Ubiquitous hosting
- Replication
Considerations
Trade-offs worth knowing before you choose it.
- Fewer advanced features than PostgreSQL
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Services that use MySQL
WordPress development
Custom WordPress themes, block-editor development, plugin engineering, WooCommerce and hardening for sites your team edits daily.
Database design and administration
Schema design, performance tuning, migrations, replication, backups and upgrades for PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, MongoDB and more.
Legacy system migration
Data and functionality migration from legacy systems: mapping, cleansing, transformation, reconciliation and cut-over.
More in databases and storage
- PG
PostgreSQL
A powerful open-source relational database with row-level security, JSONB and rich indexing.
- Ma
MariaDB
A community-developed MySQL-compatible database.
- MS
Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft's enterprise relational database.
- Mo
MongoDB
A document database for flexible, evolving data structures.
- Rd
Redis
An in-memory data store for caching, rate limiting, queues and real-time data.
- SL
SQLite
An embedded SQL database in a single file.
- ES
Elasticsearch / OpenSearch
Full-text search and analytics engines.
- S3
Object storage (S3-compatible)
Durable storage for files and media using the S3 API — AWS S3, Cloudflare R2 and others.
Have a MySQL project in mind?
New build, rescue or modernisation — share what you have and where you want to get to.