Overview 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...
View ArticleThe EXPLAIN command and its variants in MariaDB and MySQL
For a very long time, the EXPLAIN command remained the same in the MariaDB and MySQL world. It was good enough in most cases, but the community welcomed the implementation of extensions and variants....
View ArticleStored Procedures in MariaDB: Smarter, Easier and More Powerful
MariaDB supports stored procedures written in procedural SQL. Which essentially means “SQL with IF’s and loops”. Most DBMSs do the same, but every project supports different, incompatible syntaxes....
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