MySQL Engineering Blogs
MySQL User Camp, Bangalore – February 13th, 2019
At MySQL we love opportunities to interact with our users and MySQL User Camp gives us the chance to do just that. The first MySQL User Camp of this year was held on February 13th 2019 at the Oracle Kalyani Magnum Office.…
MySQL 8.0: New Storage Format for Compressed BLOBs
In this article, let us look at the new storage format of compressed large objects (compressed LOB or ZLOB). In my previous article MySQL 8.0: InnoDB Introduces LOB Index For Faster Updates, I have explained about the new storage format of uncompressed LOBs. …
JSON specific window functions in MySQL 8.0
In 8.0, we introduced window functions in the MySQL server. A detailed explanation of how window functions can be used and what is supported in 8.0 is explained here.
Now, let’s see what is new in window functions in the latest version 8.0.…
Bootstrapping the transactional data dictionary
In a previous blog post, we discussed how the initialization and restart of the MySQL server has changed between versions 5.6, 5.7 and 8.0. Now, we will take a closer look at MySQL 8.0 to explain in more detail how the transactional data dictionary is bootstrapped.…
Importing Data from MongoDB to MySQL: BSON Data Types
The latest release of the MySQL Shell 8.0.14 (GA) improved the JSON import utility to support the conversion of more BSON data types from the strict mode representation of MongoDB Extended JSON. This removes a previous limitation regarding the import of more complex MongoDB data types to MySQL,...
Invitation to the upcoming MySQL User Camp Bangalore!
What is LOAD DATA and how does it work
I would like to highlight a less known MySQL SQL command, analyze how it works and understand some of the decisions that need to be made when using it.
Let’s start with the basics: The Reference Manual.
It does have a lot to say about LOAD DATA.…
Announcing MySQL Server 8.0.15
MySQL Server 8.0.15, a new version of the popular Open Source Database Management System, has been released. This release is recommended for use on production systems. For an overview of what’s new, please see http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/mysql-nutshell.html For information on...
MySQL Community Server
New Releases 
- MySQL Installer 8.0
(8.0.15 GA) - Connector/C++ 8.0
(8.0.15 GA) - Connector/J 8.0
(8.0.15 GA) - Connector/NET 8.0
(8.0.15 GA) - Connector/Node.js 8.0
(8.0.15 GA)
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