Tools and tips for analysis of MySQL’s Slow Query Log
MySQL has a nice feature, slow query log, which allows you to log all queries that exceed a predefined about of time to execute. Peter Zaitsev first wrote about this back in 2006 – there have been a...
View ArticlePercona XtraDB Cluster 5.6.15-25.5 is now available
Percona is glad to announce the new release of Percona XtraDB Cluster 5.6 on March 20th 2014. Binaries are available from downloads area or from our software repositories.Based on Percona Server...
View ArticleInnodb redo log archiving
Percona Server 5.6.11-60.3 introduces a new “log archiving” feature. Percona XtraBackup 2.1.5 supports “apply archived logs.” What does it mean and how it can be used?Percona products propose three...
View ArticleScaleArc: Benchmarking with sysbench
ScaleArc recently hired Percona to perform various tests on its database traffic management product. This post is the outcome of the benchmarks carried out by Uday Sawant (ScaleArc) and myself. You can...
View ArticleHow to identify and cure MySQL replication slave lag
Here on the Percona MySQL Support team, we often see issues where a customer is complaining about replication delays – and many times the problem ends up being tied to MySQL replication slave lag. This...
View ArticlePercona Server 5.5.37-35.0 is now available
Percona Server version 5.5.37-35.0Percona is glad to announce the release of Percona Server 5.5.37-35.0 on May 6th, 2014 (Downloads are available here and from the Percona Software Repositories). Based...
View ArticlePercona Server 5.6.17-65.0 is now available
Percona Server version 5.6.17-65.0Percona is glad to announce the release of Percona Server 5.6.17-65.0 on May 6th, 2014. Downloads are available here and from the Percona Software Repositories.Based...
View ArticleMySQL Audit Plugin now available in Percona Server 5.5 and 5.6
The new Percona Server 5.5.37-35.0 and Percona Server 5.6.17-65.0-56, announced yesterday (May 6), both include the open source version of the MySQL Audit Plugin. The MySQL Audit Plugin is used to log...
View ArticlePercona XtraDB Cluster 5.5.37-25.10 is now available
Percona is glad to announce the release of Percona XtraDB Cluster 5.5.37-25.10 on May 8, 2014. Binaries are available from the downloads area or from our software repositories.Based on Percona Server...
View ArticleGTIDs in MySQL 5.6: New replication protocol; new ways to break replication
One of the MySQL 5.6 features many people are interested in is Global Transactions IDs (GTIDs). This is for a good reason: Reconnecting a slave to a new master has always been a challenge while it is...
View ArticlePercona Toolkit 2.2.8 is now available
Percona is glad to announce the release of Percona Toolkit 2.2.8 on June 4th, 2014 (Downloads are available here and from the Percona Software Repositories). This release is the current GA (Generally...
View ArticlePercona Toolkit 2.2.10 is now available
Percona is glad to announce the release of Percona Toolkit 2.2.10 on August 8, 2014 (downloads are available here and from the Percona Software Repositories). This release is the current GA (Generally...
View ArticleScaleArc: Benchmarking with sysbench
ScaleArc recently hired Percona to perform various tests on its database traffic management product. This post is the outcome of the benchmarks carried out by Uday Sawant (ScaleArc) and myself. You can...
View ArticleHow to identify and cure MySQL replication slave lag
Here on the Percona MySQL Support team, we often see issues where a customer is complaining about replication delays – and many times the problem ends up being tied to MySQL replication slave lag. This...
View ArticlePercona Server 5.5.37-35.0 is now available
Percona Server version 5.5.37-35.0Percona is glad to announce the release of Percona Server 5.5.37-35.0 on May 6th, 2014 (Downloads are available here and from the Percona Software Repositories). Based...
View ArticlePercona Server 5.6.17-65.0 is now available
Percona Server version 5.6.17-65.0Percona is glad to announce the release of Percona Server 5.6.17-65.0 on May 6th, 2014. Downloads are available here and from the Percona Software Repositories.Based...
View ArticleMySQL Audit Plugin now available in Percona Server 5.5 and 5.6
The new Percona Server 5.5.37-35.0 and Percona Server 5.6.17-65.0-56, announced yesterday (May 6), both include the open source version of the MySQL Audit Plugin. The MySQL Audit Plugin is used to log...
View ArticlePercona XtraDB Cluster 5.5.37-25.10 is now available
Percona is glad to announce the release of Percona XtraDB Cluster 5.5.37-25.10 on May 8, 2014. Binaries are available from the downloads area or from our software repositories.Based on Percona Server...
View ArticleGTIDs in MySQL 5.6: New replication protocol; new ways to break replication
One of the MySQL 5.6 features many people are interested in is Global Transactions IDs (GTIDs). This is for a good reason: Reconnecting a slave to a new master has always been a challenge while it is...
View ArticlePercona Toolkit 2.2.8 is now available
Percona is glad to announce the release of Percona Toolkit 2.2.8 on June 4th, 2014 (Downloads are available here and from the Percona Software Repositories). This release is the current GA (Generally...
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