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To build a blog website, what is the best database to use?

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Question added by Mai Abdel-Qader , Senior Software Engineering Manager , Bayt.com - Saudi Arabia
Date Posted: 2013/06/12
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MySQL

Saad Nayef
by Saad Nayef , IT Project Manager - Database Administrator , National Bureau of Statistics

It depends on what programming language you use.
Usually SQL Server used -but not mandatory- when ASP is used, MySQL is used when PHP is used.
MySQL and SQL Server are the most common in web-based application.
Saad,

Ubaidullah Nubar
by Ubaidullah Nubar , Information Systems Consultant , Al-Ebdaa for Development

MySQL is the most common database used for blog sites. Reason being that it is optimized for read performance and on a blog site, reads from visitors occurs more frequently than writing which occurs only when a new blog is posted. PostgreSQL is also getting traction as it has more features.

khaja raziuddin mohd
by khaja raziuddin mohd , Oracle Database Administartor , Emaratech

Oracle

Masroor Mirza
by Masroor Mirza , Database Administrator , Gyrodata Inc

MySql

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