This is just a note to help out anyone that might want to use the mysql_config_editor command in their automation tools. 

the mysql_config_editor does not take a password argument so automation tools that might have before set your password in the .my.cnf file trying to use mysql_config_editor fails. 

It is possible and quite simple though with the expect tool. 

 yum -y install expect  

it works for apt-get also. 

So in this example, I will show a simple bash script version. 

1st.. my login path does not work... 

mysql --login-path=local

ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user

Set this with expect 

You would execute this via your bash script.  

expect <<EOD

spawn mysql_config_editor set --login-path=local …

Recently there was a question about which clients were connected to a server being asked in the MySQL Community Slack. The relevant information is available from performance schema, as most connectors will send information about themselves when connecting:

select * from performance_schema.session_connect_attrs;
+----------------+-----------------+------------------------+------------------+
| PROCESSLIST_ID | ATTR_NAME       | ATTR_VALUE             | ORDINAL_POSITION |
+----------------+-----------------+------------------------+------------------+
|            130 | _pid            | 17412                  |                0 |
|            130 | _platform       | x86_64                 |                1 |
|            130 | _os             | Linux-5.4.0            |                2 |
|            130 | _source_host    | maniacmansion          |                3 |
|            130 | …

The Challenge Often with sensitive information, you need to have an audit log. Not just that a table had a select run, but that specific cells within the table were accessed.  Frequently data such as this will contain a classification level as part of the row, defining policies for how it is handled, audited, etc.… Facebook Twitter LinkedIn

I recently watched a fantastic Python Pandas library tutorial series on YouTube. Without a doubt, Pandas is great for all sorts of data stuff. On the same token, MySQL Shell in Python mode is quite powerful in the sense that Python and the MySQL Shell (version >= 8.0) are somewhat united in the same environment. Although Pandas is in a league all its own when it comes to data analysis, between the power of MySQL and Python, we can also perform some basic analysis easily in MySQL Shell Python mode. In this blog post, I will cover some basic data analysis using Python mode in the MySQL Shell. Continue reading to see examples…

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OS, Software, and DB used:

• OpenSuse Leap …

If you are using XA transactions, then you’ve likely run into a few replication issues with the 2PCs (2 Phase Commits). Here is a common error we see in Percona’s Managed Services and a few ways to handle it, including injecting an empty XA transaction.

Last_Error: Error 'XAER_NOTA: Unknown XID' on query. Default database: 'punisher'. Query: 'XA COMMIT X'1a',X'a1',1'

What Does it Mean?

It means that replication has tried to commit an XID (XA transaction ID) that does not exist on the server. We can verify that it does not exist by checking:

replica1 [localhost:20002] {msandbox} ((none)) > XA RECOVER CONVERT XID;
+----------+--------------+--------------+--------+
| formatID | gtrid_length | bqual_length | data   |
+----------+--------------+--------------+--------+
|        1 |            1 |            1 | 0x2BB2 | …

In a recent article, I explained how to test MySQL Database Service (aka MDS) on OCI without having to setup a VPN.

A VPN is the recommended way and of course using some man-in-the-middle exposing the MySQL Classic and X Protocol port is something you should absolutely avoid !

So, in this article we will see another way to test or use MDS without VPN but using a more secure option.

SSH

The solution uses a SSH tunnel between your machine (laptop, etc..) and OCI.

How does it work ?

We have a MDS instance (10.0.1.3), and a compute instance (10.0.0.2). The compute instance is in the public subnet and has a public IP assigned to it.

Then we open a SSH tunnel to the compute instance’s public IP that forward all traffic to a certain port on localhost (we will use 3406) …

MySQL 8.0 General Availability release was launched in April 2018, and since then there have been ten versions of MySQL 8 and Percona Server for MySQL released. The MySQL Community expressed a high opinion of the MySQL 8.0 advantages, so a lot of databases have been successfully upgraded to the new version. But many of them still need to be up to date.

Percona has prepared a free course “How to Upgrade to MySQL 8.0” that helps you with this task.

It is a series of useful videos for 3-4 minutes. At the end of the course, you can pass the QUIZ and get a certificate. 

Follow the link to take the course:  https://classroom.google.com/c/MTM2MDIyNDIzMDQy?cjc=zjsst4l

You can also join the course manually. Just open Google Classroom and click “Join class” and enter the code of the class “zjsst4l”. …

First of all, pt-table-checksum is perfect for checking if the master and its slaves are in-sync. It answers the question “Are the slaves consistent with the master?”. However, if they’re not, pt-table-checksum doesn’t actually tell you what exactly is wrong.

master# pt-table-checksum -q
TS ERRORS DIFFS ROWS CHUNKS SKIPPED TIME TABLE
09-03T22:21:10 0 1 2 1 0 0.013 mysql.proxies_priv
09-03T22:21:10 0 1 9 1 0 0.010 mysql.user

From pt-table-checksum to pt-table-sync

Nevertheless, pt-table-sync may give you a partial answer. It can print SQL statements to sync the replication cluster. Thus, reading the SQL code, you may guess what records were missing/extra or differ.

master# pt-table-sync --print --replicate percona.checksums localhost
DELETE FROM `mysql`.`proxies_priv` WHERE `host`='slave.box' AND `user`='root' AND `proxied_host`='' AND …

ProxySQL participará en la próxima edición del evento open source “ESLIBRE”, que tendrá lugar los días 18th & 19th de Septiembre. La fecha coincidirá con el “Software Freedom Day”, día que celebra el Free Software en el mundo entero.

El desarrollador senior de ProxySQL, Javier Jaramago Fernández, expondrá “Introducción a ProxySQL”, haciendo hincapié en la importancia de limitar el downtime tanto como sea posible, además de, exponer que otras herramientas ofrece ProxySQL y cómo podemos hacer uso de ellas para mejorar nuestra infraestructura.

La charla se centrará en ProxySQL como proyecto, sus características, y la topología básica de su uso.
Se expondrán ejemplos en tiempo real de cómo usar estas características, como:

• Cambios de configuración con Zero-downtime – ProxySQL posee tres capas de …

ProxySQL will be taking part in the upcoming EsLibre, open source event on the 18th & 19th of September. The date also coincides with ‘Software Freedom Day’ which celebrates Free Software, all over the world.

ProxySQL’s Senior Developer, Javier Jaramango Fernandez, will be discussing ‘Introduction to ProxySQL’, focusing on the importance of limiting downtime as much as possible, as well as, the tools ProxySQL offers and how you can use them to improve your infrastructure.

The talk will focus on the introduction of ProxySQL as a project, its characteristics, and the basic topology for its use.
Real-time examples and how to use them will also be discussed, such as:

• Zero-downtime configuration changes – ProxySQL offers three configuration layers: memory, disk and runtime. Each of these layers can be configured dynamically, with …