MySQL 5.6 Reference Manual
MySQL 5.6 Release Notes
Abstract
This is the MySQL Replication extract from the MySQL 5.6 Reference Manual.
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Document generated on: 2021-08-05 (revision: 70529)
Table of Contents
- Preface and Legal Notices
- 1 Replication
- 2 Replication Configuration
- 2.1 How to Set Up Replication
- 2.1.1 Setting the Replication Source Configuration
- 2.1.2 Setting the Replica Configuration
- 2.1.3 Creating a User for Replication
- 2.1.4 Obtaining the Replication Source Binary Log Coordinates
- 2.1.5 Creating a Data Snapshot Using mysqldump
- 2.1.6 Creating a Data Snapshot Using Raw Data Files
- 2.1.7 Setting Up Replication with New Source and Replicas
- 2.1.8 Setting Up Replication with Existing Data
- 2.1.9 Introducing Additional Replicas to an Existing Replication Environment
- 2.1.10 Setting the Source Configuration on the Replica
- 2.2 Replication Formats
- 2.3 Replication with Global Transaction Identifiers
- 2.4 Replication and Binary Logging Options and Variables
- 2.5 Common Replication Administration Tasks
- 3 Replication Solutions
- 3.1 Using Replication for Backups
- 3.2 Handling an Unexpected Halt of a Replica Server
- 3.3 Using Replication with Different Source and Replica Storage Engines
- 3.4 Using Replication for Scale-Out
- 3.5 Replicating Different Databases to Different Replicas
- 3.6 Improving Replication Performance
- 3.7 Switching Sources During Failover
- 3.8 Setting Up Replication to Use Encrypted Connections
- 3.9 Semisynchronous Replication
- 3.10 Delayed Replication
- 4 Replication Notes and Tips
- 4.1 Replication Features and Issues
- 4.1.1 Replication and AUTO_INCREMENT
- 4.1.2 Replication and BLACKHOLE Tables
- 4.1.3 Replication and Character Sets
- 4.1.4 Replication and CHECKSUM TABLE
- 4.1.5 Replication of CREATE SERVER, ALTER SERVER, and DROP SERVER
- 4.1.6 Replication of CREATE ... IF NOT EXISTS Statements
- 4.1.7 Replication of CREATE TABLE ... SELECT Statements
- 4.1.8 Replication of CURRENT_USER()
- 4.1.9 Replication with Differing Table Definitions on Source and Replica
- 4.1.10 Replication and DIRECTORY Table Options
- 4.1.11 Replication of DROP ... IF EXISTS Statements
- 4.1.12 Replication and Floating-Point Values
- 4.1.13 Replication and FLUSH
- 4.1.14 Replication and Fractional Seconds Support
- 4.1.15 Replication and System Functions
- 4.1.16 Replication of Invoked Features
- 4.1.17 Replication and LIMIT
- 4.1.18 Replication and LOAD DATA
- 4.1.19 Replication and max_allowed_packet
- 4.1.20 Replication and MEMORY Tables
- 4.1.21 Replication of the mysql System Database
- 4.1.22 Replication and the Query Optimizer
- 4.1.23 Replication and Partitioning
- 4.1.24 Replication and REPAIR TABLE
- 4.1.25 Replication and Reserved Words
- 4.1.26 Replication and Source or Replica Shutdowns
- 4.1.27 Replica Errors During Replication
- 4.1.28 Replication and Server SQL Mode
- 4.1.29 Replication and Temporary Tables
- 4.1.30 Replication Retries and Timeouts
- 4.1.31 Replication and Time Zones
- 4.1.32 Replication and Transactions
- 4.1.33 Replication and Triggers
- 4.1.34 Replication and TRUNCATE TABLE
- 4.1.35 Replication and Variables
- 4.1.36 Replication and Views
- 4.2 Replication Compatibility Between MySQL Versions
- 4.3 Upgrading a Replication Setup
- 4.4 Troubleshooting Replication
- 4.5 How to Report Replication Bugs or Problems
- 5 Replication Implementation