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Everything about Web SQL Database

Deprecated Web browser API

Web SQL Database was a web browser API specification for storing data in databases that can be queried using SQL variant. Introduced in 2010 and quickly deprecated in favor of Web Storage API and IndexedDB, WebSQL was removed from browsers by April 2024. The technology was only ever implemented in Blink-based browsers like Google Chrome and the new Microsoft Edge, and WebKit-based browsers like Safari. Wikipedia →

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

  1. Read the overview: Web SQL DatabaseA 5-minute orientation
  2. Pick up a classic book: Learning PHP, MySQL & JavaScriptThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  3. Read the landmark paper: Performance analysis of selected database systems: MySQL, MS SQL, PostgerSQL in the context of web applicationsCited 9 times
  4. Go sideways: IndexedDBA closely related topic
  5. Go sideways: HTML audioA closely related topic

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