Database Insights

MySQL 8.0 exposes error logs through performance_schema.error_log — enabling SQL-based filtering by severity, component, and timestamp without grep-ing log files.

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.

MySQL generates multiple log files that will fill your disk if left unmanaged. Here's how to configure logrotate correctly for MySQL error logs, slow query logs, and binary logs.

ProxySQL maintains a rich internal stats schema that most teams never fully explore. Here's how to use ProxySQL's built-in monitoring to track query latency, backend health, and connection pool utilization.