The Complete Guide to Database Servers

database server icon Computers, and the services they support like the internet, are essentially just tools to process and transfer data. A lot of this data is stored on a database server, which is a computer that runs a database application like MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server or Oracle Database. In fact almost all Web 2.0 websites are powered by some kind of database server.

This guide takes a look at some of the features of a database server, explores issues of data security, and provides some practical tutorials to help you set up your own web site and database server.

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