Is it worth getting mysql?

[Richard]

I'm thinking of adding one MySQL database to my hosting account. I've had no previous experience with it, so what do I have to do once I have to database? How do I edit it? Do you just upload it to the normal ftp server? Can the entries be manipulated using PHP (eg content management for clients)?

[oracleguy]

You would have to create the schema for the database next, like the tables and their columns for whatever you are going to use it for. You can do this either by running the queries on the server or more than likely you can use a GUI to do it like phpmyadmin, it just depends what your host supports.

And you certainly can use it with PHP, lol. Here is some information on the PHP mysql functions: http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/docs/PHP/ref.mysql.html