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How to set up AWS Audit Log plugin for MySQL 8 Community
From this blog post, you’ll learn how to enable an audit log plugin on the Community version of MySQL 8 Server. There are some options available for MySQL Server 5.7 Community version, but they don’t...
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In SQL, using the LIKE operator is a powerful way to find strings that match a certain pattern. It’s suitable for most use cases, thanks to its two jolly characters: _ means any one character. % means...
View ArticleOverview of detailed slow query logging in MySQL 8: log_slow_extra
Every MySQL 8 minor release comes with a good number of bug fixes as well as exciting new features. MySQL 8.0.14 introduced the new log_slow_extra parameter. It is used to enable additional fields in...
View ArticleMySQL 8.0.33 : Quick Overview
The MySQL Team has released MySQL 8.0.33 very recently on April 18, 2023. This release contains a number of bug fixes along with some interesting improvements. In this blog post, I’ll cover the most...
View ArticleMariaDB and MySQL storage engines: an overview
MySQL was the first DBMS to introduce the concept of storage engines in the early 2000s. This was one of its main features. Later, MariaDB extended the storage engine API and included some storage...
View ArticleMariaDB/MySQL: working with storage engines
MariaDB and MySQL support several storage engines. See MariaDB and MySQL storage engines: an overview for a discussion about existing MariaDB and MySQL storage engines. Here we’ll see how to work with...
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Getting Started with MindsDB and MySQL
If you have not already heard, Vettabase is now a partner of MindsDB, working on improving MySQL compatibility. In this post we shall take a look at getting started with MindsDB by connecting to MySQL...
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Enhancing MySQL Security: Data-at-Rest Encryption with the Keyring Plugin
Data security has always been important for any organization handling sensitive information. Data-at-rest encryption is one of the key things used to protect stored data, ensuring that unauthorized...
View ArticleThe Mystery of ProxySQL Galera Writer Switchover!
Writer switchover issues with ProxySQL and Galera can feel like an unsolved puzzle. Recently, I encountered two strange behaviors that revealed underlying issues in how ProxySQL interacts with Galera...
View ArticleA Review of 2024 in the Database World
It’s January 2025, so it’s a good time to look back, and write my thoughts on the most important events and trends of 2024 in the database world. Would you like to share your thoughts? I’d be happy to...
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