MySQL off-site replication and timezones
Recently we were doing some testing on a mysql slave server which was located at an off-site location from the master server. While the on-site slave was having no problems replicating, the off-site...
View ArticleMMM (Mysql Master-Master Replication) on EC2
Maintaining a MySQL high availablity cluster is one of the first missions encountered when scaling web applications. Very quickly your application gets to the point where the one database machine you...
View ArticleZend Framework Database Admin
If you’re looking for a simple tool that uses Zend Framework’s robust database classes (such as Zend_Db and Zend_Db_Table), you can check out zdbform. It’s a short yet effective library that let’s you...
View ArticleConnecting Several PHP Processes To The Same MySQL Transaction
The following concept is still under examination, but my initial tests proved successful, so I thought it’s time to share. Here is a problem: There is a batch job reading remote data through XML-RPC,...
View ArticleCron Script To Snapshot Any Attached EBS Volume
If you would like to cron snapshots of any attached volume to an instance, you can use the following script. It uses the EC2 command line tools to see what volumes are currently attached to this...
View ArticleERROR 2026 (HY000): SSL connection error — The Solution
If you’re using mysql server with SSL, and ever encountered this error whenever you try to access the database after it’s running: ERROR 2026 (HY000): SSL connection error One thing to check is if your...
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