MySQL 5.7.41 / 8.0.32 gotcha with backups

[richardtoohey2]

Check your backups are actually working

mysqldump: Couldn't execute 'FLUSH TABLES': Access denied; you need (at least one of) the RELOAD privilege(s) for this operation (1227)

Won't affect everyone - see https://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=109701

 

[dbdemon]

At the risk of sounding like a broken record, MySQL 8.0 with its evergreen approach to software engineering - new features added in patch releases and goodbye to semantic versioning - is not a great choice if you value stability.

In my best Yoda voice: There is another ...

 

[msplsh]

Oh my... does WordPress work with Postgres yet???

 

[dbdemon]

Oh my... does WordPress work with Postgres yet???

Nope. But there is another ....

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[msplsh]

Bleh, yeah I would never update to 8 when this is an option, but... would rather just run one DB tho.