The latest Episode of MySQL Shorts is now available! Check out Episode 65 on the MySQL YouTube Channel to learn how to return tabular data as JSON array.

Episode #65 of MySQL Shorts in now available!

Over the last few years, I have become quite smitten with MySQL Shell. For those who may not be familiar with MySQL Shell, it is a new(ish) command line interface (CLI) for connecting to and managing MySQL instances. During a recent episode of Inside MySQL: Sakila Speaks, Fred and I talked to Miguel Araujo about many of the helpful […]

Some years ago, I wrote an article on connecting to MySQL 8.0 using the default authentication plugin (caching_sha2_password) with Perl. I also provided Perl-DBD-MySQL packages for EL7.

Somebody recently left a comment as he was looking for a perl-DBD-MySQL driver compatible with the caching_sha2_password for Rocky Linux 8 (EL8 or OL8 compatible).

Therefore, I build two new packages supporting the latest perl-DBD-MySQL driver, version 5.005.

The difference is related to the version of libmysql they are linked to.

libmysql.so.21 for MySQL 8.0 and libmysql.so.24 for MySQL 8.4 LTS:

MySQL 8.0

$ rpm -qf …

Replication being slow—replication lag—is a common complaint, but MySQL replication is actually really fast. Let’s run a controlled experiment and peek inside the Performance Schema binary logs to see why.

Replication being slow—replication lag—is a common complaint, but MySQL replication is actually really fast. Let’s run a controlled experiment and peek inside the Performance Schema and binary logs to see why.

Replication being slow—replication lag—is a common complaint, but MySQL replication is actually really fast. Let’s run a controlled experiment and peek inside the Performance Schema and binary logs to see why.

MySQL Shell offer many features to make life easier for DBAs and developers. In this post we talk discuss the comprehensives help system in MySQL Shell.

After the pandemic we’re thrilled to announce the refresh of MySQL Meetups! Join us for an engaging afternoon as we dive into the latest developments in the MySQL Community Edition. What is new? This special event will explore the latest features and enhancements in MySQL versions 8.0 to 8.4. Learn about the benefits these updates […]

The latest Episode of MySQL Shorts is now available! Check out Episode 64 on the MySQL YouTube Channel to learn how to create a read replica in MySQL HeatWave.