Welcome back to the world of MySQL Replication! If you’ve been following this series, thank you for your support! And if you’re new here, welcome! Before we dive in, I suggest checking out the first part of the series to get up to speed. In this article, I’ll be delving into multi-source replication and explaining … Read more
I recently wrote about a way to generate visual, interactive calendars in HTML by combining a calendar table with data from an events table (part 1 and part 2). This technique could be used to overlay any type of data onto calendars, but my specific goal was to make the monthly archives page on my … Read more
In this blog, we compare two of the most popular types of backups in MySQL - backups of a physical and logical nature. Curious what they are and how they work? You've come to the right place.… Read more
In the previous article in this series, I introduced you to the SELECT statement, one of several SQL statements that fall into the category of data manipulation language (DML), a subset of statements used to query and modify data. Another DML statement is the INSERT statement, which lets you add data to MySQL tables, both … Read more
There’s more to security in MySQL than user account privileges. In this article, Lukas Vileikis explains the other components of MySQL security.… Read more
Although SQL Compare, for SQL Server, is one of Redgate's best-known products, there are also 'sister' tools that allow you to compare and synchronise MySQL and Oracle databases. MySQL Compare was originally a 'down-tools' project, so never had the extra features or lavish documentation of its siblings. In respect for a highly useful tool, we publish simple instructions of how to use it.… Read more
