Why SQL Succeeded To some extent, SQL was successful due to timing. As a way to standardize work around data, it provided a list of commands that were easy to understand. Looking at SQL today, it ...

SQL includes a sub-language for defining schemas, the data definition language (DDL), along with a sub-language for modifying data, the data manipulation language (DML).

Data stored in MySQL databases is accessed using query commands similar to those in standard Structured Query Language, or SQL.