When performing backups, reducing the amount of time your server is locked can significantly improve performance and minimize disruptions. Percona XtraBackup 8.4 Pro introduces improvements in how DDL (Data Definition Language) locks (aka Backup Locks) are managed, allowing for reduced locking during backups. In this post, we’ll explore the impact of these enhancements. TL;DR (Summary) […]

In this blog, we will look at the differences between LTS (Long Term Stable) versions of Percona Server for MySQL. Released in April 2019, MySQL 8.0 represented a major change from the previous version, 5.7, introducing significant changes to the data dictionary and enabling many features and enhancements. It also provided no direct downgrade path, […]

Percona is excited to announce the community release of our MySQL 5.7 End-of-Life (EOL) source code for both Percona Server for MySQL (PS) version 5.7.44-52 and Percona XtraDB Cluster (PXC) version 5.7.44-31.65.5. This release is an accumulation of several customer-only releases we’ve done as part of our post-EOL support for MySQL 5.7, and we’re happy […]

This blog is not intended to offer anything extraordinary; instead, consider it an anecdote, a lesson, or simply a proper way of doing things without the need to run a test when in doubt. That said, I must emphasize that, as always, testing everything before deploying to production is essential. Let’s dive into the story: […]

Historically, Percona has been providing our customers with enterprise-grade solutions for MySQL that meet the highest standards of compatibility and compliance. To follow this commitment, Percona now offers RHEL9-certified builds for the users of Percona software for MySQL. These builds have been rigorously tested and are available as rpm packages, ensuring seamless integration with your […]

At Percona, we have always prioritized database performance as a critical factor in selecting database technologies. Recently, we have observed a concerning trend in the community edition of MySQL, where performance appears to be declining across major releases, specifically MySQL versions 5.7, 8.0, and 8.4. If you’re interested in learning more about these observations, we […]

We’re excited to announce that both Percona Server for MySQL and Percona XtraBackup now support the ARM64 architecture on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8/9 and Oracle Linux (OL) 8/9. The packages with the aarch64.rpm extension can be found on Percona Software Downloads. The aarch64.rpm file extension indicates that the RPM package is specifically built for the ARM64 architecture and intended […]

We usually receive and see some questions regarding the charset levels in MySQL, especially after the deprecation of utf8mb3 and the new default uf8mb4. If you understand how the charset works on MySQL but have some questions regarding this change, please check out Migrating to utf8mb4: Things to Consider by Sveta Smirnova. Some of the […]

Percona XtraBackup (PXB) version 8.0.28 supports taking backups for the encrypted tables in your MySQL database using the AWS Key Management Service. For setting up data-at-rest encryption using AWS key management service, please see Configuring Keyring for Encryption Using AWS Key Management Service in Percona Server for MySQL.In this blog post, we will discuss how […]

To be honest, the comparison between the two MySQL distributions is not something that excited me a lot. Mainly because from my MySQL memories, I knew that there is not a real difference between the two distributions when talking about the code base.To my knowledge the differences in the enterprise version are in the additional […]