MariaDB/MySQL: working with storage engines
MariaDB and MySQL support several storage engines. See MariaDB and MySQL storage engines: an overview for a discussion about existing MariaDB and MySQL storage engines. Here we’ll see how to work with them. We’ll see how to obtain information about storage...
MariaDB and MySQL storage engines: an overview
MySQL was the first DBMS to introduce the concept of storage engines in the early 2000s. This was one of its main features. Later, MariaDB extended the storage engine API and included some storage engine maintained by third parties as part of its official...
The UUID data type in MariaDB
MariaDB introduced the UUID data type in version 10.7. The first long-term support (LTS) version to include it is 10.11, which was declared stable in February 2023. In this article we will discuss how to use the UUID type, and why it is often wise to use it as a...
Overview of detailed slow query logging in MySQL 8: log_slow_extra
Every MySQL 8 minor release comes with a good number of bug fixes as well as exciting new features. MySQL 8.0.14 introduced the new log_slow_extra parameter. It is used to enable additional fields in the MySQL slow query log. They will help you get more information...
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