Mysql

I will be using Php and Mysql for my coursework!
Mysql is a open source database server. Mysql stores data in rows, columns and cells. These tables in mysql hold records and you can use queries to access and output the information like this :
SELECT (row, column or cell name) FROM (table name)

In Mysql's database you can not access the data without creating a connection with the database of where the data is located.
In PHP this is done with the mysql_connect() function.
Also to close a connection before the script ends use the mysql_close() function.