https://lefred.be/content/sysbench-1-1-0-rpm-with-ssl-support/
sysbench 1.1.0 rpm with SSL support - lefred blog: tribulations of a MariaDB Community Advocate
For a future article, I was again looking into the possibility of using sysbench to generate data and load on a MySQL database. However, I needed an SSL...
https://lefred.be/content/setup-dr-for-your-mysql-innodb-cluster/
Setup DR for your MySQL InnoDB Cluster - lefred blog: tribulations of a MariaDB Community Advocate
From MySQL 8.0.27, the only way to create DR for MySQL InnoDB Cluster is to use MySQL InnoDB ClusterSet !
https://lefred.be/talks/
Some talks and tutorials - lefred blog: tribulations of a MariaDB Community Advocate
Most of the slides can be found on my Slideshare account and, more recently, on my SpeakerDeck page. 2026 January 2026, 30: preFOSDEM MySQL Belgian Days,...
some talks and tutorials
https://lefred.be/content/mysql-8-0-if-i-should-optimize-only-one-query-on-my-application-which-one-should-it-be/
MySQL 8.0: if I should optimize only one query on my application, which one should it be ? - lefred...
Answering this question is not easy. Like always, the best response is "it depends" ! But let's try to give you all the necessary info the provide the most...
https://lefred.be/content/mysql-8-0-histograms/
MySQL 8.0 Histograms - lefred blog: tribulations of a MariaDB Community Advocate
Prior to MySQL 8.0, MySQL was missing a very well know feature in other RDBMS: optimizer histograms. The Optimizer Team implemented this feature as more and...
https://lefred.be/content/mysql-group-replication-and-table-design/
MySQL Group Replication and table design - lefred blog: tribulations of a MariaDB Community Advocate
Today's article is about the first two restrictions in the requirements page of the manual: InnoDB Storage Engine: data must be stored in the InnoDB...
mysql group replication
https://lefred.be/page/5/?s=group+replication
"group replication" - lefred blog: tribulations of a MariaDB Community Advocate
groupreplicationlefredblogtribulations
https://lefred.be/art-work-credits/
Art work credits - lefred blog: tribulations of a MariaDB Community Advocate
To illustrate the articles, I usually add some pictures. Here is the list of people making those amazing icons I use in my illustrations. Most of them are from...
art work creditslefredblog
https://lefred.be/content/deploying-wordpress-on-oci-with-mysql-database-service-the-easy-way/
Deploying WordPress on OCI with MySQL Database Service: the easy way ! - lefred blog: tribulations...
https://lefred.be/content/prefosdem-mysql-belgian-days-2026-agenda/
preFOSDEM MySQL Belgian Days 2026 - Agenda - lefred blog: tribulations of a MariaDB Community...
I am pleased to unveil the agenda for our two days dedicated to MySQL and its community just before FOSDEM. The preFOSDEM MySQL Belgian Days will take place on...