We already saw how to deploy Apache Superset with MySQL HeatWave. I just released a new version of the Terraform modules including some configuration parameters for a future development related to High Availability. So let’s see the easiest way to…
Last time we tried to connect to a MySQL DB instance in OCI with Cloud Shell, we needed to use the bastion service. See here. Now, we also have the possibility to bypass the bastion host as Cloud Shell offers…
I already wrote on how to deploy WordPress on OCI using MySQL HeatWave, the MySQL Database Service in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure: This time we will see the easiest way to deploy WordPress on OCI using an always free tier. We…
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…
Some times it’s important to know the size of a transaction, especially when you plan to migrate to a HA solution where by default transactions have a limited size to guarantee an optimal behavior of the cluster. Today we will…
When you connect to a server (or cluster) using a TCP proxy level 7, also referred to as an application-level or Layer 7 proxy (highest level of the OSI model), the application doesn’t connect directly to the back-end server(s). The…
The latest MySQL release has been published on April 18th, 2023 (my eldest daughter’s birthday).This new version of MySQL brings a new service that I’m excited to play with: Performance Schema Server Telemetry Traces Service. MySQL 8.0.33 contains bug fixes…
Today, I would like to present this new book from Rick Silva: MySQL Crash Course – A Hands-on Introduction to Database Development, No Starch Press, 2023. I participated in this project as technical reviewer and I really enjoyed reading the…
In this new article about how to find the info when using MySQL Database Service on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, we will learn about the query accelerator: HeatWave. With HeatWave, you can boost the performance of your MySQL queries, providing your…
As a MySQL DBA, you like to know who is connected on the system you manage. You also like to know who is trying to connect. In this article, we will discover how we can retrieve the information and control…
For this third article of the series dedicated on how a DBA can find the info he needs with MySQL Database Service in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, we will see how we can find the error log. When using MySQL DBAAS,…
This article is the second of the new series dedicated on how a DBA can find the info he needs with MySQL Database Service in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. The first article was dedicated on Backups, this one is about Disk…
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