Appnr

MySQL database server (metapackage depending on the latest version)

This is an empty package that depends on the current "best" version of
mysql-server (currently mysql-server-5.1), as determined by the MySQL
maintainers. Install this package if in doubt about which MySQL
version you need. That will install the version recommended by the
package maintainers.

MySQL is a fast, stable and true multi-user, multi-threaded SQL database
server. SQL (Structured Query Language) is the most popular database query
language in the world. The main goals of MySQL are speed, robustness and
ease of use.