What actually is MySQL ?

can i add a question here?? i have a vb 2008 and a wamp (phpMyAdmin 3.2.0.1) BUT i can't connect it'' and my friend says i need a .net connector ' can anyone help me with these? what version should i use and where can i get thesE??

When you are still new to programming you could say that you could make a storage all by yourself through file writing and reading operations but as the complexity of the application you are trying to build becomes bigger you need a more comprehensive and efficient data storage and you don't have to create it all by yourself so you could focus on the business logic of your application. This is where the Database Server comes in. One of the most popular is MySQL which is free and open source and you don't have to pay a dime to use it.

SQL stands for Structured Query Language, it is a way of storying data in datebases so that it can be accessed, modified or queried easliy. MySQL is just a type of SQL. mySQL is a database managment system that is most often used online for storage of information in a database. MySQL is open source, and is frequently used with online application such as PHPBB messageboards and Coppermine Galleries.