SQL stands for Structured Query Language. It’s a standard language for accessing and manipulating databases. MySQL is a database management system, like SQL Server, Oracle, Informix, Postgres, etc.

OK, while I'm really bad about approving comments (mostly because the platform makes it so painful), I do want to answer a few of them here real quick. First and foremost because this is bothering me.

If you’re building a Microsoft .NET network and you have an Oracle database, you should migrate it to SQL Server. It is not a question of which is better but of which one is the right tool for you. In ...