{"id":4377,"date":"2017-01-31T09:49:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-31T09:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.heliossolutions.co\/blog\/?p=4377"},"modified":"2019-09-25T09:16:13","modified_gmt":"2019-09-25T09:16:13","slug":"sql-application-development-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.heliossolutions.co\/blog\/sql-application-development-agency\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Determine which Database is Best for your Web App?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Databases basically store information that is organized and processed in such a way that you can easily access, manage and update them. While we come into contact with databases all the time in the form of employee records, library card catalogues, phone books or financial records, we are here to look at databases in the context of websites. In other words, how databases can be the foundation for information-rich and dynamic websites and how we should decide which one suits our business website needs.<\/p>\n

Building websites that are data-driven<\/h2>\n

Before we begin, let us put a glance on what do you mean by relational databases and database management systems. Relational data model was the foundation for modern database technology that began in the 1970s, and now they play pivotal role in the building of powerful data-driven websites. Server-side scripting, HTML and CSS, SQL \u2013 database language and a database management system (DBMS) are prerequisites for websites fetching and displaying data from a database. To address the challenges of Big Data, evolved the non-relational database which is a deviation from the traditional relational database model.<\/p>\n

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Relational databases<\/h2>\n

These databases are great at organizing and retrieving structured data and they primarily consist of two or more tables with connected information, each table with rows and columns. These connected tables are called database objects and you need a relational database management system (RDBMS) in order to create and manage them. For instance, you have an eCommerce website and a customer wants to know the shipment status on an order placed a couple of days ago. Your e-commerce database will generate a report with data from the tables by linking them together as follows:<\/p>\n

\u201c[Customer]\u2019s order of [product] purchased with a [payment method] on [purchase date] is already being shipped to [address] via [method] and is due to arrive on [tracking date].\u201d<\/p>\n

Furthermore, RDBMS enables SQL Server Application Development Specialists<\/strong> to create and maintain a database program including a built-in programming language, SQL, which facilitates to automate the database functions.<\/p>\n

Accessing databases with SQL<\/h2>\n

SQL stands for Structured Query Language and is utilized for accessing and manipulating databases. It is a standardized programming language but does have a number of variations including few databases\u2019 own proprietary SQL extensions. SQL writes programming to manage data and streamline data processing in RDBMS like MySQL, Oracle, Sybase, or IMB DM2. It mainly carries out the following functions:<\/p>\n