Until recently, I've been a fan of the PostgreSQL database, but Mysql's database replication implementation is very slick. Not to disparage my favorite RDBMS too much, but PostgreSQL's replication ...

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Oracle has published MySQL Reference Architectures for Massively Scalable Web Infrastructure, a whitepaper outlining recommended topologies for different types and sizes of websites using MySQL ...

In-Depth Tour de SQL Finale, Part IV: Replication Our final sprint to the finish line stretches over replication: its limitations, high availability and the many improvements since the last version.

We are, however, mirroring the database within site 1. We are not mirroring at site 2. I'm thinking merge replication might be better than transactional with queued updates.

MySQL replication establishes a master-slave or master-master relationship between a pair of servers. These servers can be chained to build a circular set of many servers, or one master can be used ...