# MySQL

MySQL is an open-source relational database management system.

You can also use the MySQL data connector to connect to:

* A MariaDB database. MariaDB is a community-developed, commercially supported fork of MySQL.
* An Amazon Aurora database.

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>System requirements</strong></td><td>Supported versions of MySQL and MariaDB for Tonic Structural.</td><td></td><td><a href="mysql/mysql-system-requirements">mysql-system-requirements</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Required MySQL configuration</strong></td><td>Create source and destination database users for MySQL.</td><td></td><td><a href="mysql/mysql-before-create-workspace">mysql-before-create-workspace</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Configure workspace data connections</strong></td><td>Data connection settings for MySQL workspaces.</td><td></td><td><a href="mysql/mysql-workspace-data-connections">mysql-workspace-data-connections</a></td></tr></tbody></table>