We saw in the previous post how we can deal with data stored in the new VECTOR datatype that was released with MySQL 9.0. We implemented the 4 basic mathematical operations between two vectors. To do so we created JavaScript functions. MySQL JavaScript functions are available in MySQL HeatWave and MySQL Enterprise Edition (you can […]

MySQL 9.0.0 has brought the VECTOR datatype to your favorite Open Source Database. There are already some functions available to deal with those vectors: This post will show how to deal with vectors and create our own functions to create operations between vectors. We will use the MLE Component capability to create JavaScript functions. JS […]

MySQL HeatWave 9.0 was released under the banner of artificial intelligence. It includes a VECTOR datatype and can easily process and analyze vast amounts of proprietary unstructured documents in object storage, using HeatWave GenAI and Lakehouse. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure also provides a wonderful GenAI Service, and in this post, we will see how to use […]

As you can read in my previous post related to MySQL 9 and authentication, the old mysql_native_password plugin has been removed. In that post, I showed an example using PHP 7.2, the default version in OL8. If you are using PHP and you want to use MySQL 9, you must be using a more recent […]

With the latest MySQL Innovation Release, we decided that it was time to remove the remaining weak authentication plugin: mysql_native_password. We previously deprecated it and made it not default loaded in MySQL 8.4 LTS and, now, in 9.0 it’s gone! Reasons Oracle places significant attention on the security of all its products, and MySQL is […]

On July 1st, 3 new releases of MySQL came out. Indeed, we released the next 8.0 (8.0.38), the first update of the 8.4 LTS (8.4.1), and the very first 9.0 as Innovation Release. We now support 3 versions of the most popular Open Source database. With these releases, we also want to thank all the […]

In MySQL HeatWave, the Database as a Service (DBaaS) offered by Oracle, Machine Learning is incorporated to provide database administrators (DBAs) and developers with an optimal experience. Those tools are the Auto ML advisors like the autopilot indexing for example. MySQL HeatWave is also an invaluable asset for Data Analysts, offering straightforward tools that streamline […]

MySQL HeatWave is the MySQL DBaaS provided by Oracle in OCI and some other clouds. Compared to the vanilla MySQL, one of the key features of the service is that it allows you to run analytics queries (aka OLAP) very quickly using the HeatWave cluster. You can also run such queries on files using LakeHouse. […]

You may have noticed that MySQL now supports creating functions (and store procedures) in Javascript using GraalVM. This new functionality is only available in MySQL Enterprise and MySQL HeatWave. As a developer, you can also get free access to MySQL Enterprise from Oracle Technology Network (OTN): MySQL Enterprise Download. I also recommend you look at […]

In MySQL 8.0.12, we introduced a new algorithm for DDLs that won’t block the table when changing its definition. The first instant operation was adding a column at the end of a table, this was a contribution from Tencent Games. Then in MySQL 8.0.29 we added the possibility to add (or remove) a column anywhere […]