All the MySQL-related news
MySQL 5.1.57 packages are now available on Dotdeb :
The corresponding Pinba storage engine has also been rebuilt (Squeeze only).
And, as usual, please read the Changelog of this maintainance release before upgrading.
MySQL 5.1.56 packages are now available on Dotdeb :
Of course, the corresponding Pinba storage engine has been rebuilt (Squeeze only). But take care to the plugin-load directive in your /etc/mysql/my.cnf file : MySQL does not support several plugin-load directives and always keep the last read. Then if you want, for example, use the Pinba storage engine while having the the InnoDB plugin loaded, you should uncomment the following line.
plugin-load=innodb=ha_innodb_plugin.so;libpinba_engine.so
And, as usual, please read the Changelog of this maintainance release before upgrading.
MySQL 5.1.55 packages are now available on Dotdeb :
As usual, please read the Changelog of this maintainance release before upgrading.
Note 1 : the Pinba storage engine for MySQL has been rebuilt against MySQL 5.1.55 (Squeeze only)
Note 2 : Maatkit has been updated to 7284
Note 3 : if you had issues with loading the InnoDB plugin on Squeeze, your feedback is welcome (post a comment below).
MySQL 5.1.54 packages are now available on Dotdeb in amd64/i386 flavours for Lenny and Squeeze.
As usual, please read the Changelog of this maintainance release before upgrading.
Now, about MySQL 5.5 (I was asked on Twitter or in the comments here), it will be available on Dotdeb as soon as it is in Debian Sid or experimental. Please be patient. If you don’t need some 5.5 specific features, such as semi-sync replication, and if you just need to boost your InnoDB performances, you really should take a look at your /etc/mysql/my.cnf file and enable the InnoDB plugin.
MySQL 5.1.53 packages for Debian 5.0 « Lenny » are now available on Dotdeb in amd64/i386 flavours. Please note that they’re available as preview for Squeeze too.
This maintainance release fixes many bugs and security issues. Upgrading is strongly recommended after having read the Changelogs here and here.
MySQL versions prior to 5.1.51 (including 5.1.50) suffer from a vulnerability in the processing of arguments passed to the LEAST()or GREATEST() functions. This issue could be exploited by a malicious user to cause a server crash, leading to a DoS condition.
You really should upgrade your Lenny servers (amd64 or i386) with the new packages of MySQL 5.1.51 from Dotdeb. As usual, don’t forget to read the Changelog before upgrading.
Maatkit is one of the great Open Source tools (among Percona Server, Xtrabackup and so on…) published by Percona. It’s a collection of utilities that help MySQL DBAs in many redundant, complex or boring tasks. For example :
If you’re a MySQL DBA that runs Debian servers, you really should install the new Maatkit packages from Dotdeb and read its documentation. There is a tool that will help you on your daily usage of MySQL, for sure!
Yesterday, many announcements have been made on MySQL Sunday. MySQL 5.5 is now RC, and will be GA soon, with many (exciting) improvements.
No, there are no MySQL 5.5 packages on Dotdeb (yet), but MySQL 5.1.50 packages for Debian 5.0 « Lenny » are now available on Dotdeb in amd64/i386 flavours.
This bugfix release embeds the InnoDB plugin 1.0.11.
As usual, please read the Changelog carefully before upgrading.
MySQL 5.1.49 packages for Debian 5.0 « Lenny » are now available on Dotdeb in amd64/i386 flavours.
This is a bug fix release, embedding the InnoDB plugin 1.0.10.
As usual, please read the Changelog carefully before upgrading.
MySQL 5.1.48 packages for Debian 5.0 « Lenny » are now available on Dotdeb in amd64/i386 flavours.
This is a bug fix release, focused on replication and partitioning, and the InnoDB plugin has been updated to the 1.0.9 stable version.
As usual, please read the Changelog carefully before upgrading.