Mysql is a popular open-source database management system. PHP usually works with Mysql for web-based database applications. LAMP applications are web-based applications that use Linux, Apache, Mysql, and PHP/Perl/Python. To connect a PHP application to a Mysql database, the PHP code connects to the server, selects a database, executes SQL statements to query or manipulate the data, and closes the connection. Common SQL statements in PHP/Mysql applications include creating databases and tables, selecting, inserting, updating, and deleting data.