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MySQL database software is controlled by Oracle and not made available for inclusion in Raspberry Pi repository. | MySQL database software is controlled by Oracle and not made available for inclusion in Raspberry Pi repository. | ||
MariaDB is an alternative that has largely similar command syntax so is likely to work with code (like MX) designed to work with MySQL. Since the MX developer (Mark Crossley) actually uses MariaDB, we can have plenty of confidence it is suitable. | |||
To install this database server, we type <code>sudo apt install mariadb-server php-mysql -y</code>. | To install this database server, we type <code>sudo apt install mariadb-server php-mysql -y</code>. |