Sometimes it’s convenient to retrieve the user creation statement and to copy it to another server. However, with the new authentication method used as default since MySQL 8.0, caching_sha2_password, this can become a nightmare as the output is binary and…
We see an increase in the demand for database migration from MariaDB to MySQL. This is likely due to recent news about MariaDB. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] In this article, we will show you how to migrate from MariaDB to MySQL HeatWave in…
We are seeing increasing requests for migrations from MariaDB to MySQL. MariaDB has significantly diverged, and is no longer drop-in compatible with MySQL. To migrate from MariaDB to MySQL, an in-place upgrade is not possible. A logical dump and load…
During my summer holidays, we released MySQL 8.0.30. MySQL 8.0.30 was released on July 26th 2022. If you are using 8.0.29, it’s highly recommended to upgrade as there was a bug corrupting InnoDB files in a rare and specific case.…
I’m active on multiple platforms (mail, slack, forums, …) and often, when people are looking for help, the first 5 or 10 questions are always the same: which version of MySQL are you running ? which OS ? is it…
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