MySQL Proxy 0.8.2 is a maintenance release and focuses on these areas:
Adding the protocol changes of MySQL 5.5 and later
Removing the “admin” plugin from the list of default plugins, as it requires configuration since 0.8.1
Note to Windows Users
The Microsoft Visual C++ runtime libraries are now a requirement for running MySQL Proxy. Users that do not have these libraries must download and install the Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Service Pack 1 Redistributable Package MFC Security Update. For the current Proxy version, use the following link to obtain the package:
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=26368
(Bug #12836100)
Functionality Added or Changed
Added support for binary log checksums.
Added support for decoding all data types of the row-based replication protocol.
Added support for OUT parameters in prepared
statements in stored procedures with MySQL 5.5.
Removed the “admin” plugin from the list of default plugins, as it requires configuration since 0.8.1.
Bugs Fixed
Fixed handling of stored procedures with cursors with MySQL 5.5. (Bug #61998)
A crash occurred if the file named with the
--defaults-file option did not exist.
(Bug #59790)
The first characters of log messages were stripped. (Bug #59790)
A memory leak occurred if connection pooling was used. (Bug #56620)
Fixed handling of “used columns” with row-based replication.
A crash could occur if run under Valgrind.
A bogus timestamp log was produced if state tracking was not compiled in.
