glfs/content/databases/mysql/mysql-intro.xml

<sect2>
<title>Introduction to <application>MySQL</application></title>

<para><application>MySQL</application> is a widely used and fast 
<acronym>SQL</acronym> database server. It is a client/server 
implementation that consists of a server daemon and many different 
client programs and libraries.</para>

<sect3><title>Package information</title>
<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
<listitem><para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&mysql-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&mysql-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download size: &mysql-size;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated Disk space required: &mysql-buildsize;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated build time: &mysql-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
</sect3>

<sect3><title><application>MySQL</application> dependencies</title>
<sect4><title>Optional</title>
<para><xref linkend="readline"/>, <xref linkend="openssl"/>, 
<ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/DBI/">DBI</ulink>
<ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/DBD-mysql/">DBD-mysql</ulink>
<ulink url="http://search.cpan.org/dist/Data-Dumper/">Data-Dumper</ulink>
</para></sect4>
</sect3>

</sect2>