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The Planet MySQL HA Blog aggregates content from sources that cover topics related to high availability (HA) for MySQL databases.

Running Drupal using Always Free Resources in Oracle Cloud

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) has a very robust always-free tier. Oracle recently announced that HeatWave MySQL will be part of that offering. This post will show how to set up a free Drupal site using Always Free resources in Oracle Cloud. Prerequisites To follow along with this demo, you will need the following: Note the Public IP address of the […]

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MySQL Blog Revisited – Regular Expressions

Earlier this year, we published a series of blog posts that focused on regular expressions and their use with MySQL. Here is a summary of each post. Regular Expressions in MySQL This is the first post in the series and discusses some basic pattern matching and simple text replacement. More Regular Expressions in MySQL In […]

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MySQL Shorts Revisited – Working with JSON

MySQL Shorts is a playlist on the MySQL YouTube channel dedicated to short form tutorials that focus on a single feature or solution to a problem. This video series covers a variety of different topics. For this post, we will sumamrize all the ‘Shorts’ that highlight ways to work with JSON. Episode 9 For Episode 9, […]

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America First Credit Union: Streamlining Member Onboarding with MySQL Enterprise Edition

America First Credit Union (AFCU), based in Utah, is the fifth-largest credit union in the U.S., serving over 1.3 million members across multiple states. With a focus on improving the financial well-being of its members, AFCU’s growth strategy includes optimizing member onboarding and simplifying internal workflows. In 2022, AFCU set out to upgrade its membership application system to handle document […]

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Running WordPress using Always Free Resources in Oracle Cloud

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) has a very robust always-free tier. Oracle recently announced that HeatWave MySQL will be part of that offering. This post will show how you can set up a free WordPress site using Always Free resources in Oracle Cloud. Prerequisites To follow along with this demo, you will need the following: Note the Public IP […]

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MySQL Shorts Revisited – Functions Galore

MySQL Shorts is a playlist on the MySQL YouTube channel dedicated to short form tutorials that focus on a single feature or solution to a problem. This video series covers a variety of different topics. For this post, we will sumamrize all the ‘Shorts’ that highlight MySQL Functions. Episode 1 Our very first episode shows some […]

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MySQL Retrospective – The Middle Years

Next year, MySQL will celebrate its 30th anniversary. I started using MySQL in 2001 when I landed my first job as a web developer. Since that time, I have always had at least one project in production that used MySQL to store and retrieve data on the backend. For this year’s Advent Calendar of Content, […]

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MySQL Shorts Revisited – MySQL Shell

MySQL Shorts is a playlist on the MySQL YouTube channel dedicated to short form tutorials that focus on a single feature or solution to a problem. This video series covers a variety of different topics. For this post, we will sumamrize all the ‘Shorts’ that highlight MySQL Shell. Episode 2 For Episode 2 of MySQL Shorts, […]

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KB Kookmin Bank: Pioneering Open-Source Banking with MySQL Enterprise Edition

Introduction & Background KB Kookmin Bank, South Korea’s largest bank by total assets, stands at the forefront of the nation’s financial landscape. Headquartered in Seoul, it offers a comprehensive range of personal, corporate, and international banking services to over 30 million customers, supported by more than 3,000 ATMs and 1,100 branches across South Korea and several international offices. Established in 2001 […]

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MySQL Retrospective – Forgotten Functions

Did you know that in previous versions of MySQL there were some “hidden” functions that not many users knew about? One of them disappeared on the 16th of October 2012 with the release of 5.6.8rc. Did you find which one it was? SHOW AUTHORS SHOW AUTHORS was last present in 5.6.7rc and displayed a list […]

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