MariaDB is a relational database management system(RDBMS). It is a fork (an independent development on the copy of MySQL's source code) of the MySQL relational database management system. MariaDBis intended to remain free. Development is led by a community of some of the original developers of MYSQL. The community had tofork MariaDB due to conflicts over its acquisition and ownership by Oracle Corporation. The initial release was done 9 years ago(2009). MariaDB is written in C, C++, Perl and Bash. MariaDB works with a variety of operating systems which include Unix, Linux, Windows, SolarisAll Rights Reserved