June 20, 2013

Comment: Percona Server 5.1.69-14.7 now available: A drop in replacement for MySQL

… our 5.1.69-14.7 release we merged not the exact Oracle 5.1.69 sources, but a later version…

Post: What technologies are you running alongside MySQL?

In many environments MySQL is not the only technology used to store in-process data. Quite frequently, especially with large-scale or complicated applications, we use MySQL… and processing do you use alongside MySQL in your environment? Please feel free to elaborate in the comments about your use case…

Comment: What technologies are you running alongside MySQL?

Sphinx for searching Memcached for caching MongoDB for analytics Can anyone compare the Lucene and sphinx performance?

Comment: Can't Create Thread: Errno 11 (A Tale of Two Ulimits)

Hm, yeah, I just tried it on my F18 system (kernel 3.9) and got the same error. Apparently this is a 2.6.x hack only, or maybe there is some other workaround for newer kernel versions that I’m not aware of.

Post: MySQL Webinar: Percona XtraDB Cluster Operations, June 26

… production and such the need for more advanced talks has arisen. As such, I wanted to shift gears from the standard introductory talk… XtraDB Cluster Operations on June 26th 2013 from 10-11AM PDT.  Topics will include: Backups from the cluster Avoiding SST Flow Control What and…

Post: Call for papers: Percona Live London

… Percona Live MySQL Conference and Expo in Santa Clara, you know it was a rare opportunity to learn from some of the most… environments? Are you working with MySQL or its variants at the code level? Share your perspective about the internals or explain how specific… for MySQL newcomers as well as the veterans. We’re also looking for sponsors. This is the showcase event for Europe’s growing MySQL

Comment: Sphinx search performance optimization: attribute-based filters

…, – please note that, as stated in the article, this technique only works well for highly selective attributes. If attributes only have few distinct values (e.g status, gender, group_id with only 10 groups per 10M records), then you don’t want to use this. Please see “Highly selective columns only” section…

Post: Percona XtraDB Cluster (PXC) in the real world: Share your use cases!

… (PXC), and also to solicit use cases from the readers. One of the prominent usages in the production environment that we have come across… recommend Xtrabackup SST for its reduced locking period from its use (which means the donor is blocked for a shorter while). By…

Comment: Percona Server 5.6.11-60.3 first Release Candidate now available

does/will Percona 5.6 include handlersocket? I assume it’s including the memcache nosql interface in mysql 5.6, correct?

Comment: Percona Server 5.1.69-14.7 now available: A drop in replacement for MySQL

Why does the mysql client says it’s 5.1.70? Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or g. Your MySQL connection id is 138 Server version: 5.1.70-rel14.7-log Percona Server (GPL), 14.7, Revision 572