What are MySQL and MS Access?

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You can use Microsoft Access as a front end to MySQL by linking tables within your Microsoft Access database to tables that exist within your MySQL database. When a query is requested on a table within Access, ODBC is used to execute the queries on the MySQL database.

Is MS Access and MySQL same?

MS Access works only on Windows whereas MySQL works on almost all platforms. MS Access does not support Partitioning feature whereas MySQL has composite, Range partitioning support. MySQL is opensource so no cost involved.

What is a Microsoft Access?

Microsoft Access is a database management system (DBMS) from Microsoft that combines the relational Access Database Engine (ACE) with a graphical user interface and software-development tools. It is a member of the Microsoft 365 suite of applications, included in the Professional and higher editions or sold separately.

What is Microsoft MySQL?

MySQL is an open source Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) based on Structured Query Language (SQL). It runs on platforms like Linux, UNIX and Windows. SQL Server is owned and developed by Microsoft Corporation.

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