The Russian company Hi-Kvadrat has integrated support for the MySQL database management system into its Xsquare low-code platform. This update allows businesses to build websites and corporate applications using a stack that mirrors the international LAMP standard, with Xsquare serving as the domestic application layer.
The Xsquare-based stack utilizes Debian as the operating system, NGINX as the web server, and MariaDB as the database. By replacing the traditional PHP-based application layer with Xsquare, companies can shift from manual coding to visual development. According to the company, this approach reduces the required development team size from three specialists to one.
Hi-Kvadrat estimates that the adoption of its platform can lower the cost of comparable development tasks by more than 80%. The integration of MySQL support removes a significant barrier for companies previously unable to migrate their existing infrastructure to a domestic low-code solution.
MariaDB, a fork of MySQL, serves as the primary database for the Hi-Kvadrat stack. While technically identical to MySQL, MariaDB is fully open-source and lacks the commercial enterprise focus associated with Oracle-owned MySQL. This allows businesses to transition their application software first and migrate data to the new database system gradually.