MySQL Community Edition is a freely downloadable version of the world's most popular open source database that is supported by an active community of open source developers and enthusiasts.

MySQL delivers enterprise features, including:

. Partitioning to improve performance and management of very large database environments
. Row-based/Hybrid Replication for improved replication security
. Event Scheduler to create and schedule jobs that perform various database tasks
. XPath Support
. Dynamic General/Slow Query Log
. Performance/Load Testing Utility (mysqlslap)
. Improved! Full Text Search (faster, new dev templates)
. Improved! Archive engine (better compression, more features)
. Improved! User session and problem SQL identification
. Improved! MySQL embedded library (libmysqld)
. Additional INFORMATION_SCHEMA objects
. Faster data import operations (parallel file load)
. ACID Transactions to build reliable and secure
. business critical applications
. Stored Procedures to improve developer productivity
. Triggers to enforce complex business rules at the database level
. Views to ensure sensitive information is not compromised
. Information Schema to provide easy access to metadata
. Pluggable Storage Engine Architecture for maximum flexibility
. Archive Storage Engine for historical and audit data