May 23, 2013

MySQL extensions for hosting

A few weeks ago I was asked to isolate some functionalities from Mark Callaghan’s MySQL patch bundle. They were extensions adding per-user and per-table accounting to the database, accessible with a new set of commands such as SHOW TABLE_STATISTICS, SHOW INDEX_STATISTICS and SHOW USER_STATISTICS. The first two can interest anyone to periodically check what data [...]

Updated msl (microslow) patch, installation walk-through!

For a couple of months there have been no updates to our msl patch, however recently I managed some time to change this. The functionality was extended a little bit and what’s even more important the patch is available for all the recent MySQL releases. To remind anyone who has not yet come across this [...]

The new cool MySQL patch has landed! Check your queries performance!

Microslow patch is used by many DBAs and developers to accurately time their queries and to catch those which run less than a second as they can also be a performance killer for a busy application. Recently I have started the development of an updated version of the patch. The basic idea is the same [...]

Guess what?! Microsecond slow query timing finally available in MySQL!

Vadim asked me yesterday to update Microslow patch for 5.1.21, because the previous one I wrote for 5.1.20 failed to apply correctly on the new MySQL release. Imagine the expression on my face after I unpacked the sources and found out that MySQL incorporated the patch to their release. So it’s a built-in feature now [...]

Microslow patch for 5.1.20

Microslow patch has been there for some time, but only for earlier MySQL editions such as 4.1 and 5.0. Now it’s also available for the latest 5.1. Because MySQL went through a lot of internal changes, the patch had to be written from scratch. It introduces some minor change in existing functionality and also adds [...]

Microslow patch for 5.0.37

Just short message that patch enables microsecond resolution in slow-log (see more http://www.mysqlperformanceblog.com/2006/09/06/slow-query-log-analyzes-tools/) for 5.0.37 is available here: www.mysqlperformanceblog.com/files/patches/patch.slow-micro.5.0.37.diff The patch for 5.0.41 : www.mysqlperformanceblog.com/files/patches/patch.slow-micro.5.0.41.diff

Binaries of MySQL 5.0.33 Community release for AMD64 / EM64T

Update 3 June 2008: We have removed the builds below, since they are quite obsolete and no one has posted comments about them since more than a year ago. Great news are MySQL finally released new Community release – MySQL 5.0.33, which however as promised comes without Binaries. This version also does not have any [...]