Which is WordPress Database preferred: MySQL or SQL Server?

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  blneal · Member · Aug 30, 2021 at 2:19 pm

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  Which is preferred?

  I’m assuming MySQL is easier to configure with WordPress out of the box, but I just want to check.

  Also, what are the pros and cons of configuring WordPress with MySQL on the same server as opposed to 2 separate servers?

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Aug 30, 2021 at 4:23 pm

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  WordPress uses MySQL.

  With that said though, if you’re configuring WordPress yourself, it sounds more like you’re inquiring about the self-hosted WordPress software from https://wordpress.org/

  To clear up any confusion, WordPress.com and WordPress.org are two different entities: https://wordpress.com/support/com-vs-org/

  WordPress.org is software you run on your own server or hosting provider, WordPress.com is a fully hosted site building service (no server configurations required, we handle all of that).

  WordPress.org has complete documentation for self-hosted/installed versions of WordPress.org at https://wordpress.org/support/ and support at https://wordpress.org/support/forums/

  And, you can see their MySQL requirements at https://wordpress.org/about/requirements/