"mysql", official name is "MySQL monitor", is a command-line interface for end users to manage user data objects. "mysql" has the following main features:

* "mysql" is command line interface. It is not a Graphical User Interface (GUI).

* "mysql" supports all standard SQL Data Definition Language (DDL) commands for the server to execute.

► "mysql" supports all standard SQL Data Manipulation Language (DML) commands for the server to execute.

► "mysql" supports many of non-SQL commands that "mysql" will execute by itself.

► "mysql" provides access to the server-side help system.

► "mysql" allows command files to be executed in a batch mode.

► "mysql" allows query output to be formatted as HTML tables.

► "mysql" allows query output to be formatted as XML elements.