Many organizations have MySQL or MariaDB databases at the core of
their business—for processing and storing product sales,
collecting information related to services offered, or just
providing essential information to customers. As a result,
keeping these databases running continuously can be critical for
the success of an organization.
There are many components of a database system that a database
administrator will need to consider for maintaining high
availability. We considered server equipment (e.g., memory) in a
previous introductory article. Now let’s look
at using multiple servers for your MySQL and MariaDB
databases—let’s look at replication.
Replication Overview
One common and effective way to structure a highly available
database system is through some form of database replication.
There are a few reasons …
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