For the purpose of comparing MySQL to the “lite” versions of the proprietary databases, Builder AU created a hypothetical online business, relatively small, that sells books and DVDs.

Not only have you configured MySQL 8 for remote connections, you’ve also created a user with access to all databases and connected to the remote server with both the command line and a GUI.

Because MySQL is such a popular database, I thought it would be a great data source to use as an illustration. This will also refresh your memory on how to set MySQL up for remote connections.

My wife's e-commerce store is hosted om Dreamhost and it uses OSCommerce. I've had no problems with it. It was a snap to setup, configure it the way she wants etc. She likes the web interface.

The MySQL Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, and Twitter engineering teams have joined forces to create their own version of MySQL, WebScaleSQL for their monster-sized databases.

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