Disaster Recovery for Galera Cluster Deployed to a Hybrid Cloud
Running a Galera Cluster in a hybrid cloud should consist of at least two different geographical sites, connecting hosts in the on-premises or private cloud with the ones in the public cloud. Whether you use...
MySQL 5.6 EOL Announcement
MySQL 5.6 has reached its EOL in February 2021, and we recommend that you start to plan migrating to MySQL 8.0. The latest version of MySQL is supported until April 2026 and keeps your database...
Driving Performance in a Hybrid Cloud Setup
A hybrid cloud refers to mixed computing, storage, and services environment made up of on-premises infrastructure, private cloud services, and a public cloud orchestration among the various platforms. Using a combination of public clouds, on-premises...
Deploy a Hybrid Cloud MySQL Database using ClusterControl
A hybrid cloud database is a mix of active hosts residing on both on-premises and cloud infrastructures, working as a single operational system. It helps implement a high availability environment, and since both database and...
Working with BLACKHOLEs in MySQL
If you have ever worked with MySQL, chances are you have stored your data inside of it. If you have ever stored data inside of it, chances are you have used one or more of...
Hybrid Cloud Replication for MySQL for High Availability
Hybrid environments, where a part of the database infrastructure is located on-prem and some of it is located in a public cloud are not uncommon. There may be different reasons to use such setup -...
How to Backup Your Moodle Database
Moodle is a popular learning management tool created for educators to build and manage online learning easily. The tool aims to provide a robust, secure, and integrated system to efficiently manage online education for educators...
Deploying a Hybrid Infrastructure Environment for Percona XtraDB Cluster
A hybrid infrastructure environment is a mix of active hosts residing on both on-premises and cloud infrastructures in a single operational or distributed system. Percona XtraDB Cluster, one of the Galera Cluster variants, can be...
How do You Restore MySQL Databases From Physical Files?
Open Restoring MyISAM configuration optionsIf you have taken a physical backup of your database and have a need to restore it, you have probably wondered how. This blog post should provide you with some insight...
How to Backup Your Chamilo LMS MySQL Database
Backup is the process of creating and storing copies of data that can be used to protect organizations against data loss. Chamilo LMS relies on MySQL or MariaDB as a database, so it is important...
Challenges of Scaling the Moodle MySQL Database
Moodle, an open source Learning Management System, became more and more popular in last year as the pandemic forced hard lockdowns and majority of the education activities have moved from schools, colleges and universities to...
Best Practices for MySQL Backups
If you’re working with MySQL and you want to use some best practices, there are a lot of options you can focus on. Aside from performance tuning, engine and query optimization and replication configuration, you...