Setup DR for your MySQL InnoDB Cluster
From MySQL 8.0.27, the only way to create DR for MySQL InnoDB Cluster is to use MySQL InnoDB ClusterSet !
How to copy a MySQL user to OCI MDS ?
When you migrate to MySQL Database Service on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (MDS on OCI), the easiest, fastest and recommended way it to use MySQL Dump & Load Utility. For more information check these different links: …
Using OpenVPN with MySQL Database Service
I’ve already provided some solutions to connect to your MDS instance, using MySQL Router, SSH tunnel, … but one of the best way if you have multiple instance to manage, is to use a VPN. This post summarize the steps…
Deploy WordPress on OCI using MDS – updated version
This blog post was first published on FoggyKitchen.com. Hello fine gourmets, for my first dish in the FoggyKitchen.com, I decide to present you how to deploy WordPress on OCI using MySQL Database Service aka MDS. I wrote some Terraform recipes…
MySQL Invisible Column: part III
We recently saw how the new Invisible Column feature works in MySQL since 8.0.23 and how we can use it as a Primary Key for InnoDB tables when no Primary Key was defined. As I wrote earlier, a good Primary…
MySQL Invisible Column: part II
This article is the second part of the series related to MySQL Invisible Column started here. This post covers why Invisible Column is important for InnoDB Storage Engine. To start, let me explain briefly how InnoDB deals with Primary Key…
MySQL Invisible Column – part I
With the new MySQL 8.0.23, something very interesting has been released: Invisible Column. This is the first post dedicated to this new feature, I expect to write a series of 3. This one is the introduction.
MySQL 8.0.23: thank you for the contributions
The expected version 8.0.23 of MySQL has been released yesterday \o/ For new features and resolved bugs, I recommend Geir‘s traditional blog post announcing the release. Of course, as usual, this release contains contributions from our great Community and let…
Deploying Drupal in OCI using MDS: the easy way !
If you plan to deploy a Drupal site to OCI using MySQL Database Service, there is a very easy way to perform that deployment: using OCI’s Resource Manager ! As you know, security is something very important for Oracle in…
Deploy Magento with MySQL Database Service in OCI
Magento is a very popular e-commerce platform using MySQL as backend. The latest version is compatible with MySQL 8.0, however it’s not that easy to deploy. Magento has multiple dependencies like Elasticsearch for example. Additionally, the Open Source version seems…
Using MySQL Workbench with MySQL Database Service
Recently (earlier today), I blogged about how to use PHPMyAdmin with a MDS instance. I also showed at the end of the video that it’s possible to open MySQL Router on the compute instance to connect from anywhere. However this…
How to deploy a MySQL Database Service Instance with PHPMyAdmin
I recently received several messages from developers not being comfortable with command line when they need to create schemas, tables, … They were asking me for an easy alternative when testing MDS. There is a very popular tool in the…
