>Hi Naomi and Mariam
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>http://www.dashpointlabs.com/papers/mysqlpaper/MySQL4x%20SQL%20Server%20Comparison.htm
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>>This link doesn't work anymore.
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>If any of your are looking for alternative to MS SQL, then I would like to suggest FireBird 2.0, it too is less publicized like VFP but has the power and robustness other RDBMS have.

Aside from that, the server software when installed is smaller than mySQL 5, around 22 MB only and you can use the power of EMS Sql Manager to manage Interbase or Firebase databases.