default_tmp_storage_engine variable was introduced in 5.6.3, allowing the configuration of the default engine for temporary tables. This seems to be in the direction, as I commented before, of making MyISAM an optional engine. In 5.7, a separate tablespace is being
Testing the Fastest Way to Import a Table into MySQL (and some interesting 5.7 performance results)
As I mentioned on my last post, where I compared the default configurations options in 5.6 and 5.7, I have been doing some testing for a particular load in several versions of MySQL. What I have been checking is different
Today is the day in which MyISAM is no longer needed
Of course, this is just a catchy title. As far as I know not all system tables can be converted to InnoDB yet (e.g. grant tables), which makes the header technically false. MyISAM is a very simple engine, and that
Which Compression Tool Should I Use for my Database Backups? (Part I: Compression)
This week we are talking about size, which is a subject that should matter to any system administrator in charge of the backup system of any project, and in particular database backups. I sometimes get questions about what should be