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MySQL: Do I have to purchase a license for InnoDB if I plan to use it in a for-profit setting (commercial use)? [closed]

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If I plan to use MySQL on a web-development project (example.com) where my web application is a commercial product where I'm selling a service and it just so happens that MySQL, using the InnoDB engine, is the backend data storage for my web application ... do I have to purchase a commercial license to use MySQL/InnoDB?

If I do have to purchase a commercial license, can anyone recommend a good alternative to MySQL that's free (no strings attached).

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Teddi Avatar asked Oct 27 '09 14:10

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Is MySQL free for commercial use?

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UPDATE. Sorry, I got it wrong first. If you are not distributing your website's code, then no, you don't need to buy a license. GPL only restricts redistribution, not use.

Innobase Oy provides InnoDB exclusively to Sun/MySQL, which distributes and supports InnoDB within its product offerings. InnoDB is included under the open source GNU Public License (GPL) V2 in the MySQL Enterprise Server and is suitable for a broad range of users. The MySQL Community Edition, which is likewise is available in open source under the terms of the GPLv2, also includes InnoDB.

http://www.innodb.com/products/innodb/license/

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Egor Pavlikhin Avatar answered Sep 30 '22 18:09

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