This month MySQL turns 30. Once the bedrock of web development, MySQL remains immensely popular. But as MySQL enters its fourth decade, it ironically has sown the seeds of its own decline, especially ...

MySQL and PostgreSQL are two of the most used open source SQL databases, and both fulfill the role of a general-purpose database well. How do you choose which one to use for a project? Let's look at ...

The server worked as expected for a while, but the cluster members failed to rejoin on reboot. While trying to reinitialize the cluster, the following error was ...

We often discuss the new features added in new MySQL versions, but it becomes equally important to discuss the removed features that you’ll no longer be able to use. This article discusses some ...

Schema design, indexes, queries, configs, I/O... what could go wrong? Follow these 10 essential tips to keep your MySQL servers humming. MySQL is the world’s most widely used open source database, and ...

The master branch is based on MySQL 8.0, the 5.7 branch is based on MySQL 5.7 MySQL InnoDB cluster is created on an existing group replication (see mysql/docker-entrypoint.sh for datails) Unlike ...

When MySQL 5.5 switched its underlying storage engine MyISAM to another, InnoDB, it drew questions and created some confusion about the foundation of this database. Certainly, the choice of a storage ...