Planet MySQL HA Blog

The Planet MySQL HA Blog aggregates content from sources that cover topics related to high availability (HA) for MySQL databases.

Oracle ACE program for MySQL

The Oracle ACE Program is a community advocacy program that recognizes and rewards individuals for their expertise, leadership, and contributions to Oracle technologies. Within this program, there exists a specialized category for the MySQL experts and contributors. To become recognized as an Oracle ACE for MySQL, individuals must demonstrate a deep comprehension of MySQL, make […]

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MySQL Shorts – Top 5 Countdown – #1

For the last year, we have been producing a series of short-form videos titled “MySQL Shorts”. Each video focusses on a specific topic and are typically less than 5 minutes long.\ For our Advent Calendar of Content for 2024, we will be counting down the top 5 MySQL Shorts videos based on views as of […]

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Q&A with the MySQL Community Team

This interview of two members of the MySQL Community Team, Scott Stroz and Frédéric Descamps (AKA lefred)  was previously published on odbms.org. Q: Can you tell us a little about your background? Fred: I’ve worked in the Open-Source world for over 20 years. First, as a Linux developer and consultant. Then, I opted for the […]

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MySQL Shorts – Episode #49 Released

The latest Episode of MySQL Shorts is now available! Check out Episode 49 on the MySQL YouTube Channel to learn how to use Check Constraints in MySQL:  

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Testing MySQL Applications With Java and Testcontainers

Over the years, I have become obsessed with writing code tests. One big pain point with writing tests is testing code that interacts with a database. In this post, we will talk about some of the difficulties encountered when writing tests for database interaction and how we can use Testcontainers to mitigate those issues. The Issues On […]

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MySQL Document Store in OCI with MySQL HeatWave

Since the release of MySQL 8.0, the MySQL X Dev API has provided users with the convenient ability to utilize MySQL without the need to write a single line of SQL ! MySQL X Dev API brings the support for CRUD operations on JSON documents that are stored in MySQL. MySQL Document Store is ACID […]

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Introducing JavaScript support in MySQL

MySQL continues to gear up innovations and now includes rich procedural programming capabilities inside the database. Developers can now write JavaScript stored programs (functions and procedures) in the MySQL database server. The stored programs will be run with the GraalVM run time. This is available as a Preview in MySQL Enterprise Edition and can be […]

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MySQL Shorts – Top 5 Countdown – #2

For the last year, we have been producing a series of short-form videos titled “MySQL Shorts”. Each video focusses on a specific topic and are typically less than 5 minutes long. For our Advent Calendar of Content for 2023, we will be counting down the top 5 MySQL Shorts videos based on views as of […]

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MySQL Meetups Over the World – Report

The MySQL community team with local user groups and partners organize MySQL meetups around the world. Below are some of the ones we’ve hosted recently and we hope to bring more user group activities soon. SMUG Meetup, November 30th, from 5pm to 8pm MySQL team in cooperation with Etraveli hold a MySQL Meetup (SMUG) in […]

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MySQL Content at Oracle Academy

Oracle Academy, Oracle’s global philanthropic educational program, is open to educators worldwide to advance technology education, skills, innovation, diversity, and inclusion. Oracle Academy offers education resources in several tiers – ‘Academy Bytes’, workshops, and complete curriculum – to instructors and students at no cost. Oracle Academy also produces the Oracle Academy Tech Chat podcast and shares news […]

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