Managing MySQL Version Upgrades Presentation

The following presentation was given at the Oracle Technology Network (OTN) Latin America 2015 tour events in Uruguay, Argentina, Chile and Peru.

In this presentation I talk about the various versions and means of installing and upgrading MySQL including:

  • MySQL version history from 3.23 to 5.7.8
  • Historical installation options
  • Recommended use of Oracle yum repository for current version
  • The installation and upgrade process, and errors that occur
  • Compatibility changes between MySQL 5.5 and MySQL 5.6 including
    • Reserved words (and their true impact)
    • Legacy TIMESTAMP usage
    • FULLTEXT indexes
    • The query optimizer
    • Clear text password warnings and security improvements
  • Important configuration differences
  • Other recommendations
  • The use of replication
Tagged with: Databases MySQL

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