MySQL是一个广受Linux社区人们喜爱的半商业的数据库。MySQL是可运行在大多数的Linux平台(i386，Sparc，etc)，以及少许非Linux甚至非Unix平台。MySQL的普及很大程度上源于它的宽松，除了略显不寻常的许可费用。-MySQL is a widely Linux community people' s favorite semi-commercial databases. MySQL is running on most Linux platforms (i386, Sparc, etc), as well as a few non-Linux or non-Unix platforms. MySQL' s popularity is largely due to its relaxed, slightly unusual addition to the license fees.