Why MySql is prefered with PHP rather than any other back-end?

Question

Why MySql is prefered with PHP rather than any other back-end?

Answer 1

Have a read of the article: "asp versus php" at www.web2coders.com (top center list): this explains why Php is in favor, and why the other databases are not ideal.  (Cost, speed, bug-free etc...)

Answer 2

MySQL is open source and it's main database engine, MyISAM, has extremely good performance for heavy-reading applications, which is the case of most web applications.

Also, MySQL support is the oldest of all in PHP. With time, more databases were supported, but MySQL remains the standard in the PHP world.

Answer 3

1. it is open source

2. it is well integrated

3. it is well supported

But you can use others.

Answer 4

mysql is a free. if any one has desgned its site in PHP then it can be hosted to the linux environment