(Stephane Combaudon) Percona Server 5.6.21+ and MySQL 5.7.8+ offer the super_read_only option that was first implemented in WebscaleSQL. Unlike read_only, this option prevents all users from running writes (even those with the SUPER privilege). Sure enough, this is a great feature, but what’s the re

(Daniel van Eeden) In Python it is easily possible to findout the name of a Unicode character and findout some properties about that character. The module which does that is called unicodedata.

(Daniel van Eeden) In Python it is easily possible to findout the name of a Unicode character and findout some properties about that character. The module which does that is called unicodedata.

(Andrew Moore) After some recent work with systemd I’ve realized it’s power and I can come clean that I am a fan. I realize that there are multitudes of posts out there with arguments both for and against systemd but let’s look at some nice ways to have systemd provide us with (but not limited to) p

(Andrew Moore) After some recent work with systemd I’ve realized it’s power and I can come clean that I am a fan. I realize that there are multitudes of posts out there with arguments both for and against systemd but let’s look at some nice ways to have systemd provide us with (but not limited to) p

(Giuseppe Maxia) MySQL-Sandbox is a great tool for testing a new release, and in fact this is what I do when a new MySQL tarball becomes available. I don’t think many people are aware of the full testing capabilities of the sandbox, though.

(Giuseppe Maxia) MySQL-Sandbox is a great tool for testing a new release, and in fact this is what I do when a new MySQL tarball becomes available. I don’t think many people are aware of the full testing capabilities of the sandbox, though.

(Bharathy Satish) Starting with MySQL 5.7.8, we are shipping a new client utility called mysqlpump that performs logical backups, producing a set of SQL statements that can be run to reproduce the original schema objects and table data.

(Bharathy Satish) Starting with MySQL 5.7.8, we are shipping a new client utility called mysqlpump that performs logical backups, producing a set of SQL statements that can be run to reproduce the original schema objects and table data.

(Giuseppe Maxia) One of the main grievance of replication users is that, while a well tuned master server can handle thousands of concurrent operations, an equally tuned slave is constrained to work on a single thread. In Figure 1, we see the schematics of this paradigm.