In Orchard 1.6, Orchard Websites can use MySQL as a database along with SQL Server, SQL Express, and SQL Server Compact (Sql CE). Orchard CMS Developers can easily find affordable web hosting that comes with MySQL, making Orchard a very attractive option to small businesses and developers more familiar with MySQL than SQL Server. As you will see in this Orchard Tutorial, using Orchard and MySQL is just as easy as using SQL Server.