In this blog, I’ll discuss the use case for replication. We want to improve our ability to replicate your data and limit replication to row-based events securely, wherein we do not have control over the source(s).

The replica doesn’t have checking capabilities when processing replicated transactions as of MySQL 8.0.18. It does this to carry out all instructions from its upstream. The replica must impose data access limitations on the replicated stream because changes may get past the security barrier separating the source and replica in some configurations. In that situation, implementing the upstream changes in a more constrained security context is beneficial to organizations needing privilege-controlled aggregate data from multiple separate databases.

In MySQL 8.0.18, a new feature PRIVILEGE_CHECKS_USER is introduced in replication channels. When a PRIVILEGE CHECKS USER account is used, a replication channel is more protected …

This article is the second of the new series dedicated on how a DBA can find the info he needs with MySQL Database Service in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.

The first article was dedicated on Backups, this one is about Disk Space Utilization.

This time we have two options to retrieve useful information related to disk space:

1. Metrics
2. Performance_Schema

Metrics

In the OCI Web Console, there is a dedicated metric for the disk usage:

As for the backup, we can create Alarms for …

With a special focus on Percona Operator for MySQL

Overview

HAProxy, ProxySQL, MySQL Router (AKA MySQL Proxy); in the last few years, I had to answer multiple times on what proxy to use and in what scenario. When designing an architecture, many components need to be considered before deciding on the best solution.

When deciding what to pick, there are many things to consider, like where the proxy needs to be, if it “just” needs to redirect the connections, or if more features need to be in, like caching and filtering, or if it needs to be integrated with some MySQL embedded automation.

Given that, there never was a single straight answer. Instead, an analysis needs to be done. Only after a better understanding of the environment, the needs, and the evolution that the platform needs to achieve is it possible …

A friend’s application started failing with MySQL causing error about timestamp columns and it needs urgent fixing from the database side. A timestamp column was not accepting the null values…

The post MySQL 8 – timestamp cannot be null and explicit_defaults_for_timestamp first appeared on Change Is Inevitable.

This article is the second of the new series dedicated on how a DBA can find the info he needs with MySQL Database Service in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. The first article was dedicated on Backups, this one is about Disk Space Utilization. This time we have two options to retrieve useful information related to disk […]

In this new series of articles we will explore the different sources of information available when using MySQL Database Service on OCI to effectively perform your daily DBA job.

Of course there is way less things to take care of, like backups, upgrades, operating system and hardware maintenance, …

But as a serious DBA, you want to know the status of all this and maintain some control.

Some information is available on OCI’s webconsole and some in Performance_Schema and Sys.

If you use MySQL Shell for Visual Studio Code, you have the possibility to see an overview of your server using the Performance Dashboard:

But today we will take a look at the backup, a very important responsibility of the DBA.

When you use MySQL Database Service on OCI, you can define the backup policy at the DB Instance’s creation. You can always modify it later:

In …

In this new series of articles we will explore the different sources of information available when using MySQL Database Service on OCI to effectively perform your daily DBA job. Of course there is way less things to take care of, like backups, upgrades, operating system and hardware maintenance, … But as a serious DBA, you […]

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I recently had the chance to read in preview Bill Karwin‘s new book: SQL Antipatterns, Volume 1: Avoiding the Pitfalls of Database Programming. This book is a rework of Bill’s best seller from 2010. The new book can be considered as the second edition and is updated with Bill’s latest observations about common mistakes. The […]

Overview

HAProxy, ProxySQL, MySQL Router (AKA MySQL Proxy), in the last few years I had to answer multiple times on what proxy to use and in what scenario. When designing an architecture there are many components that need to be considered before deciding what is the best solution.

When deciding what to pick, there are many things to consider like where the proxy needs to be, if it “just” needs to redirect the connections or if more features need to be in, like caching, filtering, or if it needs to be integrated with some MySQL embedded automation.

Given that, there never was a single straight answer, instead an analysis needs to be done. Only after a better understanding of the environment, the needs and the evolution that the platform needs to achieve is it possible to decide what will be the better choice.

However recently we have seen an increase in usage of MySQL on Kubernetes, especially with the …