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Get the RSS feedThere are several reasons why MySQL might not consider your index, and in this article we’ll explore some of the most common ones. →
Learn how to create serverless Laravel applications by deploying them to AWS Lambda and using PlanetScale as the database. →
Learn how PlanetScale uses Git-like three-way diff to resolve schema change conflicts across database branches. →
You can now use Insights to view time-series performance data on a per-query pattern basis. →
Everything you need to know about MySQL as an application developer, with a focus on improving query performance. After covering the high-level overview, we’ll put the learnings to the test with some hands-on examples. →
An overview of the different ways to paginate in MySQL including limit/offset pagination and cursor pagination plus the pros and cons of each. →
How to prevent schema changes from being scary with database best practices and PlanetScale. →
Learn what database sharding is, how sharding works, and some common sharding frameworks and tools. →
Nick Van Wiggeren [@NickVanWig] |
Learn about our latest update safe migrations and how it affects our branching workflow. →
Learn how the schema migrations are performed iteratively by evolving change scripts. →
Learn how the schema migrations are performed using a single state definition. →
Easily integrate common PlanetScale operations directly into your GitHub Actions workflows. →
PlanetScale and Netlify join forces to cover how to integrate PlanetScale into Netlify Functions for common SaaS application use cases. →
Learn how to read the output in MySQL EXPLAIN plans so you can utilize them to improve query performance. →
Connection pooling reduces the overhead of establishing new database connections. Learn how connection pooling works and how it is handled in Vitess. →
JD Lien |
Learn what you should look out for when upgrading an existing database from MySQL 5.7 to 8 and how to change your database to be compatible with the new version. →
Learn about the Ruby on Rails workflow that protects your database and application from accidental downtime and data loss. →
What does the MySQL 5.7 EOL means for your database? Learn considerations to upgrade 8.0 and how PlanetScale can help you upgrade with no downtime or data loss. →
Learn how to use PlanetScale within DevOps pipelines. →
Learn how to use Python SQLAlchemy with MySQL by working through an example of creating tables, inserting data, and querying data with both raw SQL and SQLAlchemy ORM. →
Learn about some of the latest enhancements we made to the Branching page in the PlanetScale dashboard. →
Vitess 16 is now generally available with updates to VDiff v2, VTOrc, MySQL compatibility, and more. →
JD Lien |
Learn about some of the possible downsides of using database indexes and how to remove unused database indexes in MySQL. →
Join PlanetScale’s Lead Infrastructure Engineer for Edge connectivity for an explainer on our findings regarding HTTP/3 and the MySQL protocol. →
Learn how to migrate from Postgres to MySQL, Postgres vs MySQL incompatibilities, and more. →