Planet MariaDB Server
Using Linux perf: do we need to pass identifying info as arguments to important functions?
TL;DR: One can use Linux perf to collect info about where the statement is spending its time. But you only get function names. You can’t tell which SP/Table/etc it was.…
Make SHOW as good as SELECT
For example, this works: SHOW AUTHORS GROUP BY `Location` INTO OUTFILE ‘tmp.txt’; You’re thinking “Hold it, MySQL and MariaDB won’t allow SHOW (and similar statements like ANALYZE or CHECK or…
Implement advanced replication features with Amazon RDS for MySQL and Amazon Aurora MySQL using intermediate replication servers
In this post, we show you how to use advanced replication features between MySQL-compatible databases such as Amazon Aurora MySQL-Compatible Edition clusters or Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) for…
Notable optimizer fixes released in February, 2024
MariaDB has made new releases of stable versions in February. Like with previous release batch, I want to list notable changes in the query optimizer: MDEV-32958: Unusable key notes do…
Advanced Git commands every senior software developer needs to know
Git is by far the most popular software version control system today, and every software developer surely knows the basics of how to make a Git commit. Given the popularity,…
MariaDB/MySQL Environment MyEnv 2.1.0 has been released
FromDual has the pleasure to announce the release of the new version 2.1.0 of its popular MariaDB, Galera Cluster and MySQL multi-instance environment MyEnv. The new MyEnv can be downloaded…
MariaDB/MySQL Environment MyEnv 2.1.0 has been released
FromDual has the pleasure to announce the release of the new version 2.1.0 of its popular MariaDB, Galera Cluster and MySQL multi-instance environment MyEnv. The new MyEnv can be downloaded…
MyEnv Release Notes
MyEnv 3.0.0 Release Notes, Release Date: 23 March 2026 MyEnv 2.1.1 Release Notes, Release Date: 12 December 2025 MyEnv 2.1.0 Release Notes, Release Date: 28 February 2024 MyEnv 2.0.3 Release…
MyEnv Release Notes
MyEnv 3.0.0 Release Notes, Release Date: 23 March 2026 MyEnv 2.1.1 Release Notes, Release Date: 12 December 2025 MyEnv 2.1.0 Release Notes, Release Date: 28 February 2024 MyEnv 2.0.3 Release…
Trigger an AWS Lambda function from Amazon RDS for MySQL or Amazon RDS for MariaDB using audit logs and Amazon CloudWatch
AWS Lambda is a serverless compute offering that helps you design event-driven architectures. It provides direct integration with multiple AWS services, including Amazon Aurora MySQL-Compatible Edition. In this post, we…
MariaDB Encryption ( data at rest )
Here is a simple example showing a couple options for MariaDB Encryption. You have to consider what you want to encrypt . The data communication (data in transit) or the data…
Release Roundup February 21, 2024
Percona software releases and updates February 5 – February 21, 2024. Percona is a leading provider of unbiased, performance-first, open source database solutions that allow organizations to easily, securely, and…
Percona Bug Report: January 2024
At Percona, we believe that transparency is key to improving our products. We are dedicated to creating top-of-the-line open-source database solutions and providing support for any issues that may arise.…
Learn to write better Git commit messages by example
When people learn programming they – for completely obvious and natural reasons – initially focus on learning the syntax of programming languages and libraries. However, these are just tools. The…
Unexpected Stalled Upgrade to MySQL 8.0
A multi-tenant database is a database that serves multiple clients, or tenants, who share the same database schema but have separate data sets. One way to achieve data isolation for…