Since the release of MySQL 8.0, the MySQL X Dev API has provided users with the convenient ability to utilize MySQL without the need to write a single line of SQL!

MySQL X Dev API brings the support for CRUD operations on JSON documents that are stored in MySQL. MySQL Document Store is ACID compliant and is compatible with everything MySQL like replication, InnoDB Cluster, …

The MySQL X Dev API is available using the MySQL X Protocol, listening by default on port 33060.

If you are interested in learning more about MySQL Document Store, please refer to the these presentations [1], [2], [ …

Over the years, I have become obsessed with writing code tests. One big pain point with writing tests is testing code that interacts with a database. In this post, we will talk about some of the difficulties encountered when writing tests for database interaction and how we can use Testcontainers to mitigate those issues. The Issues On […]

MySQL continues to gear up innovations and now includes rich procedural programming capabilities inside the database. Developers can now write JavaScript stored programs (functions and procedures) in the MySQL database server. The stored programs will be run with the GraalVM run time. This is available as a Preview in MySQL Enterprise Edition and can be […]

MySQL continues to gear up innovations and now includes rich procedural programming capabilities inside the database. Developers can now write JavaScript stored programs (functions and procedures) in the MySQL database server. The stored programs will be run with the GraalVM run time. This is available as a Preview in MySQL Enterprise Edition and can be downloaded via Oracle Technology Network (OTN). MySQL-JavaScript is also available in the MySQL Heatwave cloud service on OCI, AWS and Azure.

MySQL Shorts is a short-format video series dedicated to all things MySQL. This post is one in a series where we will count down the top 5 MySQL Shorts videos based on views.

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Oracle Academy, Oracle’s global philanthropic educational program, is open to educators around the world to advance technology education, skills, innovation, and diversity and inclusion. In this post, we highlight some of the MySQL resources that are available for Oracle Academy Members.

Oracle Academy, Oracle’s global philanthropic educational program, is open to educators worldwide to advance technology education, skills, innovation, diversity, and inclusion. Oracle Academy offers education resources in several tiers – ‘Academy Bytes’, workshops, and complete curriculum – to instructors and students at no cost. Oracle Academy also produces the Oracle Academy Tech Chat podcast and shares news […]

The MySQL community team with local user groups and partners organize MySQL meetups around the world. Below are some of the ones we’ve hosted recently and we hope to bring more user group activities soon. SMUG Meetup, November 30th, from 5pm to 8pm MySQL team in cooperation with Etraveli hold a MySQL Meetup (SMUG) in […]

Error logging is a critical aspect of database administration, providing insights into issues, warnings, and errors that may affect the system’s stability and performance. MySQL 8 introduces Error Log Filtering as a mechanism to fine-tune the error log, allowing administrators to focus on the most critical issues. By assigning priorities to different error types, administrators […]