Database Insights

MySQL 8.0 significantly improved geospatial support with SRID-aware columns, spatial reference systems, and accurate geographic distance calculations. Here's how to use it in production.

MySQL InnoDB tablespace encryption (TDE) encrypts data pages on disk without changing application code — using a two-tier keyring architecture that separates the master key from table keys.

ProxySQL's read/write splitting routes SELECT queries to replicas and writes to the primary automatically — but getting the configuration right requires understanding hostgroups, query rules, and lag-aware routing.

MySQL 8 dramatically improved JSON support with functions that eliminate the need for application-side parsing. Here are 10 JSON functions that will transform how you work with JSON columns in MySQL.