How PmaControl resolves the geolocation of hundreds of MariaDB/MySQL servers in real time by importing GeoLite2 ranges directly into MariaDB for instant SQL lookups — IPv4 and IPv6.
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Full recap of the April 2026 sprint: MySQL 8.4 compatibility, binlog analysis, GeoIP IPv6, UI redesign, ReadOnly role, and the roadmap ahead.
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How to use the PmaControl REST API to automatically add, configure and monitor MariaDB / MySQL servers.
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Deep dive into PmaControl's internal architecture: data collection, post-processing, topology and schema export.
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New PmaControl feature: analyze master binlogs directly from the UI to diagnose MySQL/MariaDB replication lag causes.
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Complete guide to setting up MariaDB / MySQL replication and monitoring it in PmaControl: lag, GTID, corrective actions.
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Practical guide to securing PmaControl in production: Apache, PHP, MariaDB, secrets, ACL, CSRF, permissions and monitoring.
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Complete installation guide for MySQL 8.4 LTS on Debian 13 trixie — Oracle APT repository, hardening, configuration, datadir, performance_schema.
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Complete guide for maintaining PmaControl in production: upgrade procedure, checklist, migrations, rollback and best practices.
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How PmaControl leverages performance_schema to identify slow queries, missing indexes and optimize your MariaDB / MySQL servers.
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How PmaControl handles multi-source replication: channel detection, independent monitoring, limitations and roadmap.
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Configure Telegram alerts in PmaControl: bot creation, alert types, severity-based RBAC, and automated reports.
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Complete installation guide for PmaControl on Debian 12 bookworm — MariaDB 10.11, Apache, PHP 8.2, commercial branch.
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Aggregate multiple MySQL sources into a single multi-source replica with MySQL 8.4 — complete guide.
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MySQL 8.0 renamed Master/Slave to Source/Replica. Here's how PmaControl and the Glial framework handle bidirectional compatibility.
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Root cause analysis of repeated MariaDB OOM kills — systemd MemoryMax, tmp_table_size=768M, RocksDB 4G cache and connection storms.
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Design study for multi-resolution aggregation in PmaControl: raw → 1min → 1hr → 1day, with stddev for anomaly detection.
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How Dot3, PmaControl's topology engine, resolves and renders MariaDB / MySQL architectures with ProxySQL, MaxScale, Galera and more.
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PMM IST variables don't exist on MariaDB 10.6 Galera. Here's how to detect a real IST.
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Analysis of LOCK_EX contention on PmaControl's pivot files: flock() works but the bottleneck is real beyond 100 servers.
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14 minutes to recover a full datacenter — timeline and lessons learned.
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PmaControl's REST API lets you manage tags, servers, SSH keys and environments through code. Here's the complete guide.
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Forensic investigation of 6 MariaDB crashes where crash recovery exists but no OOM or segfault appears in the logs.
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Results of an internal PmaControl security audit: SQL injections, shell_exec, CSRF, and remediation roadmap.
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MDEV-39044 correlation analysis: MyRocks corruption triggered by ALTER TABLE + memory pressure on MariaDB 10.11.
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Missing indexes, untested backups, silent replication drifts — our analysis.
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Real anonymised case: how Alex rewrote routing rules in 30 seconds.
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