#percona server

Critical MySQL Bugs Discovered

 The two critical vulnerabilities, which researchers say can lead to arbitrary code execution, root privilege escalation, and server compromise has been discovered in MySQL (CVE-2016-6664) and it’s forks like Percona Server, Percona XtraDB Cluster, and MariaDB.  Dawid Golunski saysyou should install the latest updates as soon as possible, or in cases where the patches cannot be applied, they…

What alternatives database engines are there to MySQL?

Unsure what alternatives there are to MySQL? Looking for increases in MySQL performance? You might not realize that there are some compatible relational database engines. That you can drop in to replace MySQL. You can even run SQLite without needing a server stack. SQLite is the most widely deployed database engine in the world Each engine has it’s own pros and cons to consider before switching…