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jeremy cole has finally solved the mysql swapping-for-no-reason issue. very nice work [via ph] »« 23:08 28/09/10 | permalink | mysql linux performance database

noting these down for later reference - two excellent answers on quora from adam d'angelo on why quora uses mysql instead of postgres or a nosql solution. he says everything i've been saying for the last few years, but more eloquently »« 21:30 16/08/10 | permalink | mysql nosql scalability database quora development

a couple of interesting alternatives to phpMyAdmin, both simpler: sqlbuddy looks like a really well done minimalist effort, while phpMiniAdmin like like PMA from 10 years ago. »« 09:18 24/10/09 | permalink | mysql sql php tools database

xtrabackup sounds like really good news for people backing up large innodb instances. streaming backups? yes pls »« 11:37 26/03/09 | permalink | mysql backup innodb percona

dathan's mysql blog is full of useful tips for people using mysql on a large scale. a kind of "advanced mysql hacks" book done right. »« 13:47 31/07/06 | permalink | mysql

mike b pointed me to this bizarre article from IBM's daniel sabbah describes lamp as "going to have to grow up at some point". err, right. because lamp clearly doesn't scale. it's not like the biggest websites in the world use it. ryan tomayko's response is on the mark. »« 12:40 02/07/05 | permalink | lamp ibm linuux apache mysql perl php webdev yahoo

backed up for later - the innodb hot backup script. faster than restoring from a dump, but more prone to corruption. »« 15:10 21/01/05 | permalink | innodb databases mysql backup

gah. f was down for 5 hours after a routine database modification revealed massive innodb corruption which had somehow replicated to the slave. after splitting the cluster, our last backup was nine days old and a few million records short. eek. so a painstaking search and destroy for bad records was conducted. stupid mysql. »« 23:41 20/01/05 | permalink | flickr mysql innodb corruption databases

phpMyAdmin doesn't yet have support for NDB - looks like someone dropped the ball. »« 01:23 12/01/05 | permalink | mysql

this is a good tutorial on mysql clustering. maybe when the new hardware arrives in the office we can give it a trial. »« 01:15 12/01/05 | permalink | mysql

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