MySQL Database Being the Second most widely used Relational Database makes it one of the database to learn if you are looking forward to develop a database driven application.

Are you a Web Developer? An Application Developer? or A Programmer? Then MySQL Database should be one of the Mandatory Database in your "To Learn" list. If you don't know MySQL yet or if you are new to any database then this is your go to course to learn SQL and also MySQL Database.

If you are learning or want to learn PHP, PYTHON, PEARL or RUBY then you should learn MySQL as well as this is the Database that is used by most of the developer who prefer the previously mentioned programming languages. If you are Web Developer and you don't know MySQL yet then most won't recommend you to call yourself as a Web Developer yet.

MySQL is one of the most used and go to database for pretty much all the web developer who pick PHP, PEARL or Python without a second thought.