Innovate faster with a fully managed MySQL database
Focus on application development, not database management. Azure Database for MySQL is easy to set up, operate, and scale. Enjoy advanced security, same-zone or zone-redundant high availability, and a service-level agreement (SLA) of up to 99.99 percent. Learn how to migrate your on-premises MySQL database to Azure with this migration guide.
Fully managed MySQL compatible with the latest community editions, that provides maximum control and flexibility for database operations
Intelligent performance recommendations provide custom analysis and suggestions for MySQL database optimization
Simplified development experience and tight integration with Azure services including Azure App Service and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
Enterprise-grade security and compliance, and enhanced security capabilities of Microsoft Defender for Identity
Fully managed MySQL compatible with the latest community editions
Easily set up, manage, and scale Azure Database for MySQL. Automate the management and maintenance of your infrastructure and database server, including routine updates, backups, and security. Enjoy maximum control of MySQL database management with custom maintenance windows and multiple configuration parameters for fine-tuning with Flexible Server.
Build with the latest community edition of MySQL. Use your existing tools like MySQL Workbench, programming languages, and drivers of your choice, including PHP, Java, Node.js, and .NET.
Optimize your MySQL database availability with a 99.99 percent SLA
Ensure your data is always available with same-zone or zone-redundant high availability, backed by industry-leading SLA's up to 99.99 percent. For mission-critical applications, choose zone-redundant high availability.
Scale your reach and performance with built-in AI
Improve your query speed with AI-powered database monitoring and optimization features. Track execution statistics for your MySQL database with query store. Use query performance insight and performance recommendations to identify long-running queries and optimization opportunities. For read-intensive workloads, get global reach and scale with read replicas. Maximize performance for large databases with support for up to 16 TB of storage and 20,000 I/O operations per second.
Simplified developer experience through tight integration with Azure services
Increase productivity with a guided developer experience that helps you simplify end-to-end deployment. Optimize total cost of ownership with burstable instances and stop-start capabilities, paying for storage only when your database is stopped.
Seamlessly integrate Azure Database for MySQL with Azure App Services, Azure Kubernetes Service, and Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets to deploy popular web applications, including Magento, Shopify, Moodle, Alfresco, Drupal and WordPress. Help safeguard your open-source innovations with Azure IP Advantage.
Advanced data security and compliance
- Discover, track, and remediate potential threats while they occur with Azure Defender.
- Control data isolation by configuring a virtual network.
- Perform double encryption with custom keys and Transport Security Layer (TLS) 1.2 enforcement. Your data is automatically encrypted at rest and in motion.
- Get industry-leading compliance, such as HIPAA, PCI DSS, FedRAMP, and ISO, built-in.
Find the deployment option and pricing that fit your needs
Scale compute, memory, and storage independently and pay only for what you use. Explore pricing and deployment options including Single Server and Flexible Server. Save up to 60 percent with reserved capacity.
Azure Database for MySQL solution architectures
Build and implement web and mobile applications, with popular open-source technology.
Everything you need to easily get started
Create an Azure free account and get 750 hours of Azure Database for MySQL Flexible Server free.
Learn more about Azure Database for MySQL Flexible Server.
Azure Database for MySQL resources and documentation
Documentation
Explore the documentation and learn how to use and migrate to Azure Database for MySQL.
Resources
Save time, money, and resources when migrating your workloads to Azure Database for MySQL. Read the report.
Introduction to Azure Database for MySQL. An overview of the features and capabilities. Read the report.
Developer tips and tricks
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Azure Database for MySQL updates, blogs, and announcements
Frequently asked questions about Azure Database for MySQL
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No. Azure Database for MySQL is a fully managed database service, which means that Microsoft automates the management and maintenance of your infrastructure and database server, including routine updates, backups, and security.
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The service tiers are primarily differentiated by compute, memory, storage type, and IOPs:
- Basic is appropriate for workloads that require light compute and I/O performance. Examples include servers used for development or testing and small-scale, infrequently used applications.
- General Purpose suits most business workloads that require balanced compute and memory with scalable I/O throughput. Examples include servers for hosting web and mobile apps and other enterprise applications.
- Memory Optimized is suited for high-performance database workloads that require in-memory performance for faster transaction processing and higher concurrency. Examples include servers for processing real-time data and high-performance transactional or analytical apps.
Learn more about the pricing tiers and their corresponding compute, memory, storage, and IOPS configurations.
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Azure Database for MySQL uses MySQL Community Edition. See supported versions for the specific engine versions available in the service.
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Connectivity between your Azure Database for MySQL instance and the Azure internet gateway is guaranteed 99.99 percent of the time, regardless of your service tier. Read the SLA. For information about the availability architecture of Azure Database for MySQL, see the connectivity architecture.