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These days, databases are an essential part of websites and blogs all over the web. Whether you look after a corporate website, run a forums based website, or simply run your own blog, your job would be made much harder if it weren't for databases.
In this section of Quackit, you will find a comprehensive range of quality articles and tutorials covering various database concepts. My main focus initially, is to "de-mystify" the whole concept of databases so that beginners can develop an understanding of what a database is and where it fits in the larger picture of website development.
This tutorial explains what a database is, what a database management system is, as well as how to design and manage databases.