The Database
MySQL database goes well with CMS like WordPress, Drupal and Joomla
We can also use MS Sql as the database for development.
Evolution of the database
- 2000s: NoSQL and NewSQL
- 1990s: object-oriented
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1980s: on the desktop, dBase lightweight and easy
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1970s: SQL DBMS, relational DBMS, Cody’s concept
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1960s: navigational DBMS
In the relational model, records are “linked” using virtual keys not stored in the database but defined as needed between the data contained in the records.
Design and modelling
Collage of five types of database models
[Source: Wikipedia]