… I am happy to announce next version Percona XtraDB Cluster 5.5.23… changes: Fixes merged from upstream (Codership-mysql) Support for MyISAM, now changes … SST methods, better error handling New SST wsrep_sst_method=skip, … (CentOS, Oracle Linux) 5 and 6, and Debian packages. Downloads: http://…
Post: Announcing Percona XtraBackup 2.0.0 GA
April 4, 2012 By 11 Comments
… last beta (1.9.2), only the version number has changed. New since 1.6: Percona XtraBackup can now save Galera replication information… running Percona XtraBackup against debug versions of InnoDB. This is only for very advanced users. The new features in Percona XtraBackup will be part of the topics at the upcoming Percona Live MySQL Conference and Expo…
Post: MariaDB 5.3 is released as GA!
March 5, 2012 By 17 Comments
… be helpful to you. So what’s new and great in MariaDB as compared to MySQL? A lot of things. Here are… also available either in Percona Server or in the upcoming MySQL 5.6 in the same or slightly different forms, so there… new MariaDB release is a great development for MySQL users. Users now have more choice than ever — there are three great versions of MySQL…
Post: Announcing Percona XtraBackup 1.9.1
February 27, 2012 By 9 Comments
… 2.0! We call this version 1.9.1 as we are using the 1.9.x version numbers for betas of… was 1.6.5 at the time of writing). This beta adds some really exciting features and bug fixes. New features include… possible to stream incremental backups, lifting a limitation from previous versions where it was only possible to stream full backups. Parallel…
Post: Announcement of Percona XtraDB Cluster 5.5.20 GA release
April 3, 2012 By 10 Comments
…MySQL Conference Galera Synchronous Multi-Master Replication for MySQL. My talk on PL MySQL Conference Percona XtraDB Cluster: New… patches. It uses the Galera library, version 2.x, a generic Synchronous Multi-… RedHat (CentOS, Oracle Linux) 5 and 6, and Debian packages. Downloads: http://www….
Comment: MariaDB 5.3 is released as GA!
March 6, 2012 By 17 Comments
MySQL adds microsecond timestamp support in version 5.6, yes. MySQL is unlikely to be a usable solution for GIS anytime soon, because adding a new index type…
Post: What's the recommended MySQL version?
August 15, 2011 By 24 Comments
… biggest distinguisher). For an existing MySQL database server, I’d encourage not jumping on a new version immediately when it comes out. Let… of a new feature that’s available in the new version, then there shouldn’t really be urgent pressure to upgrade. For new deployments… now, and now I’d even say use MySQL 5.6. For older applications running MySQL 5.0, I’d say upgrade to…
Post: MySQL Life Cycle. Your Feedback is needed.
November 18, 2011 By 6 Comments
… 5.5 Facebook also sticks with MySQL 5.1 even though their highly patched and improved version. MySQL 5.0 which went to… with number of people jumping from version 5.0 straight to 5.5. This means 6 years since GA release date – quite… doing major MySQL upgrade usually would have an option to upgrade operating system as well Or is MySQL Upgrade to new version while sticking…
Post: MySQL 6.0 vs 5.1 in TPC-H queries
March 25, 2008 By 17 Comments
…, particularly comparing MySQL 6.0.4-alpha with 5.1. MySQL 6.0 is interesting here, as there is a lot of new changes in… want to write about is queries that execute slower in new MySQL 6.0 version. Query is pretty simple SELECT sum(l_extendedprice * l… to find is Baron’s bug with no mention in MySQL 6.0 manual. No mentions about Using MRR also, but I…
Post: Troubleshooting MySQL Upgrade Performance Regressions
February 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
… new MySQL version. Once you have the queries you will most likely able to repeat the problem by running query on old and new MySQL… to get more accurate results. In recent Percona Server versions and MySQL 5.6 you can also store innodb stats in table so… Query Plan is you might not be able to get new version to pick the old plan no matter how you try…
