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Friday, July 13, 2007

Tell the world about your first time impression - Usability Reports

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MySQL, like most software companies, has a complex organization to deal with the creation and improvement of its products. There is a well o...
Thursday, July 12, 2007

Getting started with MySQL Proxy

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Did you notice that there is a new component among MySQL products? No? Perhaps you have been on vacation, then. MySQL Proxy is an exciting ...
Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Finding Falcon hidden bugs - with a little help from my shell

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There is a song that keeps popping on my mind when I test something difficult. Usually, when I can't get the result I am seeking with no...
Monday, July 09, 2007

Speaking at FrOSCon - Monitoring and logging techniques

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If you happen to be in Northern Germany at the end of August, I recommend a visit to Sankt Augustin, a charming city near Bonn. Apart from t...
Wednesday, July 04, 2007

Bug processing disclosure - The busy bees of MySQL AB

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Ever wondered what happens after you submit a bug report to MySQL? Puzzled at the cryptic messages that tell you about your report going fro...
Sunday, July 01, 2007

Building MySQL Proxy on Mac OS X

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Version 0.5.0 of MySQL Proxy was released a week ago, and in the meantime there have been 25 revisions. If you want to try the latest versi...
Friday, June 29, 2007

MySQL as universal server

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With all the discussion going on about MySQL Proxy , we may forget that there are alternatives. Today in the MySQL Dev Zone there is an arti...
Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Your first macros with MySQL Proxy

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You may have noticed the excitement about MySQL Proxy . But perhaps you failed to realize what you can do with it. Here's a simple tutor...
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Tuesday, June 26, 2007

MySQL Proxy - An excellent excuse to learn a new language

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If you are as curious as I am about technology, you would have been intrigued when the MySQL proxy entered the radar. So I followed this pro...
Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Test suites for the masses

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Overview Test suites are hard, but your business needs to have one. They are hard because modern applications are complex. Technology can he...
Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Use 5.1 partitions in production - Today!

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MySQL 5.1, the next major version, has a bunch of juicy features that many people would like to use in production, if only it were already ...
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Tuesday, May 08, 2007

Hacking MySQL table logs

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Shortly before MySQL Users Conference I announced that I would be cover new ground in table logs management. I am keeping that promise, and...
Wednesday, April 18, 2007

MySQL Stored routines at the Users Conference

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The Users Conference and Expo is approaching fast. As a last minute assignment, I will be speaking about Stored routines for MySQL administr...
Thursday, April 12, 2007

Mentoring a Summer of Code project

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It's official. I am now appointed mentor of a Google Summer of Code project. Congratulations to Charlie Cahoon, who has submitted an in...
Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Handling multiple data sets in stored procedures from Perl

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MySQL stored procedures can use SELECT statements in their body, returning a data set to the caller. The manual also explains that multipl...
Monday, April 09, 2007

Logs on demand, a DBA's prayer come true

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Several months ago I wrote about logs on demand in MySQL 5.1. Now that 5.1 is approaching its maturity stage, I am happy to report that thi...
Tuesday, April 03, 2007

When Community strikes

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A few days ago a bug report was filed to the MySQL bugs system. For a few hours it was just one among the many, although it looked hard to ...
Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Rush to register for the MySQL Summer of Code (extended deadline!)

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MySQL has joined Google Summer of Code 2007 and has launched its own Summer of Code branch. Are you a student and a skilled programmer? D...
Tuesday, March 06, 2007

Federated, Blackhole, and Contributors at the MySQL Conference and Expo 2007

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I will be involved in two sessions at the MySQL Users Conference and Expo 2007 . The Blackhole and Federated Storage Engines: The Coolest Ki...
Sunday, March 04, 2007

Test driving SHOW PROFILES

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SHOW PROFILES is finally available! It has been a long struggle, but finally this important community patch by Jeremy Cole has been integr...
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