MySQL 8.0 comes with improved defaults, aiming at the best out of the box experience possible. Here we describe the changes and why they are made.

Introduction

Generally speaking, a good default is “the best choice for most users, most of the time”.…

The MySQL Development team is very happy to announce that MySQL 8.0.4, the second 8.0 Release Candidate (RC2), is now available for download at dev.mysql.com (8.0.4 adds features to 8.0.3, 8.0.2, 8.0.1 and 8.0.0). The source code is available at GitHub.…

The MySQL Development team is very happy to announce that MySQL 8.0.3, the first 8.0 Release Candidate (RC1), is now available for download at dev.mysql.com (8.0.3 adds features to 8.0.2, 8.0.1 and 8.0.0). The source code is available at GitHub.…

The MySQL Development team is happy to announce our 8.0.2 development milestone release (DMR), now available for download at dev.mysql.com. (8.0.2 adds features to 8.0.1 and 8.0.0). The source code is available at GitHub. You can find the full list of changes and bug fixes in the 8.0.2 Release Notes.…

The MySQL Development team is happy to announce our 8.0.1 development milestone release (DMR), now available for download at dev.mysql.com. (8.0.1 adds features to 8.0.0). The source code is available at GitHub. You can find the full list of changes and bug fixes in the 8.0.1 Release Notes.…

There are several advantages to keeping up to date with the latest major versions of MySQL. To provide a short example using MySQL 5.7:

• Let application developers benefit from new functionality, e.g. JSON in 5.7
• Use your hardware infrastructure more efficiently with parallel slaves in 5.7
• Improve monitoring or management for DevOps with more performance schema instrumentation in 5.7
• Improve security by using features like  transparent data encryption, firewall, auditing, and sha256 authentication in 5.7
• Keep within the EOL window for access to maintenance releases and support

This blog post explains general activities in an upgrade project and what to look out for prior to an upgrade between major MySQL Server releases.…

The MySQL Development team is happy to announce our 8.0.0 development milestone release (DMR), now available for download at dev.mysql.com.  The source code is available at GitHub. You can find the full list of changes and bug fixes in the 8.0.0 Release Notes. …

We proudly announce General Availability (GA) of MySQL 5.7. Download now! MySQL 5.7.9 is an extremely exciting new version of the world’s most popular open source database that is 3x faster than MySQL 5.6, while also improving usability, manageability, and security. …

The MySQL Development team is very happy to announce that MySQL 5.7.8, the second 5.7 Release Candidate (RC2), is now available for download at dev.mysql.com (use the “Development Releases” tab).

We have fixed over 500 bugs in 5.7.8. This is on top of what we delivered in 5.7.7 and on top of bug fixes up-merged from 5.6.…

Last week we proudly announced the first Release Candidate (RC) of MySQL 5.7. MySQL 5.7.7 includes additional enhancements and aggregates the Development Milestones Releases (DMRs) the MySQL team at Oracle previously delivered to the MySQL community. With the first Release Candidate, it’s more important than ever that we hear your feedback on the pre-GA version in order to help ensure very high quality for the GA release.…