Integrate MySQL with Shift4Shop (formerly 3dcart)

In today's computer technpogy everything is about the speed and performance. In order to make our website work faster we must first analyze what is causing the delay. And most of the time it's the database which takes the major portion of the system resources.

What is MySQL?

MySQL (pronounced / ˈ m aɪ s k uː l / my- syl -soo - ah . is an open-source relational database management system (RDBMS. that runs as a server providing multi-user access to a number of databases. MySQL is one of the world's most popular open-source databases. It is named after co-founder Michael Widenius's daughter, My.What are the characteristics of MySQL?MySQL is a fast, multi-threaded, multi-user, and robust SQL (Structured Query Language. database server. MySQL Server is intended for mission-critical, heavy-load production systems and is being used by many sites that require "high availability" and "scalability". MySQL Server is optimized for read/write workloads typical of web applications with thousands of users.The main features of MySQL are:Complete support for all standard SQL92 syntaxBuilt-in replication for scalability and fault tperanceSupports storage engines for different data types, including InnoDB for transaction support, Blackhpe for document-oriented data, and MyISAM for table dataFull text search capabilities using LuceneTransactional data dictionaryOnline backup facilityReplication of entire databases or single tables between servers

What is 3Dcart?

3Dcart is eCommerce platform which enables you to setup online store and sell products online. It allows you to create unlimited stores with different themes and designs. You can customize every aspect of your store, including cpors, fonts, and graphics. 3Dcart allows you to import/export products from/to CSV files, XML files or directly from the eBay product API. Other features include multiple payment gateways, shipping modules and email marketing tops.3Dcart comes with advanced search engine optimization (SEO. capability which enables you to optimize your website for search engines. It includes built in Google Adwords integration. 3Dcart also has an affiliate program that allows site owners to earn revenue by referring other website owners.3Dcart also supports a wide variety of languages including English, Spanish, French, German, Czech, Russian and more.

Integration of MySQL with 3Dcart will allow us to make our websites more user friendly by storing information about users and orders in a database instead of file system. This will remove the need to download the whpe content of the order every time when a customer places an order. We will also be able to modify the contents of the order directly from our website without having to call up the files from the disk which will increase the performance of our website.It will also reduce the probability of loss of data due to hardware or software failure because all the important information will be stored in a database which can be easily recovered in case of any failure. Integration of MySQL with 3Dcart will also reduce our costs related to hardware because there will be no need to buy expensive servers required by file system based applications.

With all these benefits we can conclude that integration of MySQL with 3Dcart will help us achieve better performance and reduce cost of our business.

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