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MySQL and MariaDB optionally log slow queries into the Slow Query Log – or just Slow Log, as friends call it. However, there are good reasons to log all the queries, not just some of them. Continue reading Logging all MariaDB and MySQL queries into the Slow Log
User Statistics plugin allows to analyse the way tables are used, which of them are used most – and therefore, on what we need to focus on to optimise the server’s workload. Continue reading Understanding tables usage with User Statistics on MariaDB and Percona Server
In MariaDB and MySQL, all tables should have a primary key – especially InnoDB tables. Here’s why. Continue reading Why Tables need a Primary Key in MariaDB and MySQL
It is possible to prevent some users from seeing a set of rows in a certain table. Continue reading MariaDB/MySQL: Using views to grant or deny row-level privileges
MariaDB implemented several improvements to the DROP TABLE statement. We summarise them here. This article will be kept up to date when MariaDB implements further improvements, in the future. Continue reading DROP TABLE improvements in MariaDB
MariaDB supports RETURNING statements, that can save one query making our applications faster and reducing server source usage. Continue reading MariaDB RETURNING Statements