MySQL

MySQL is an open-source relational database management system (RDBMS) widely used in web applications. The SQL part of MySQL stands for "Structured Query Language."

The most recent version of MySQL is MySQL 5.7.4, released on March 31, 2014.

JDBC
MySQL uses JDBC (Java DataBase Connection) to connect to the Java database. The official JDBC driver for MySQL is Connector/J.

Applications
The main application for editing MySQL is MySQL Workbench, which provides data modeling, SQL development, and administrative tools. It is available for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. MySQL can also be edited using TextWrangler, a text editor for Mac OS X.

Links/Sources
Java Databases: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/jdbc/index.html

MySQL Workbench: http://www.mysql.com/products/workbench/

MySQL 5.7.4: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.7/en/news-5-7-4.html

Download MySQL Connector/J: http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/j/