Cloud SQL is a MySQL database that lives in Google's cloud. It has all the capabilities and functionality of MySQL, plus a few additional features (and a few unsupported features).
Find Cloud SQL in the left side menu of the console, under Storage.
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What is Google Cloud SQL? Learn about Cloud SQL features, restrictions, usage policies, and pricing.
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Get started: Use this getting started guide to create, configure, and connect to your Cloud SQL instance.
Set up instances: Learn to create, edit, restart, and delete instances. Also, learn to configure SSL, access, and MYSQL flags.
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Create databases: Learn to create, list, and delete databases on your Cloud SQL instance.
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Create users: Create user accounts if you want to connect to the instance from applications other than Google App Engine. App Engine applications connect to an instance using the account
'root'@'localhost'. Other applications, such as MySQL Client, connect to an instance using accounts'user_name'@'host_name', whereuser_nameandhost_nameare what you specify when you create a user account. Connect to instances: Learn to connect to instances using MySQL Client, external applications, Google App Engine, Google Compute Engine, or common database administration and reporting tools.
Manage instances: Learn about managing data, replication, backups and recovery, and more.
Google Cloud SQL API: Learn to use the API to administer your instances programmatically.
Support: Find community forums and support packages.