Chapter 21. MySQL and the Future (The TODO)

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New Features Planned for 4.1
New Features Planned for 5.0
New Features Planned for 5.1
New Features Planned for the Near Future
New Features Planned for the Mid-Term Future
New Features We Don't Plan to Implement

This section summarizes the features that we plan to implement in MySQL Server. The items are ordered by release series. Within a list, items are shown in approximately the order they will be done.

Note: If you are an enterprise level user with an urgent need for a particular feature, please contact to discuss sponsoring options. Targeted financing by sponsor companies allows us to allocate additional resources for specific purposes. One example of a feature sponsored in the past is replication.

New Features Planned for 4.1

The features below are not yet implemented in MySQL 4.1, but are planned for implementation before MySQL 4.1 moves into its beta phase. For a list what is already done in MySQL 4.1, see Nutshell 4.1 features.

  • Stable OpenSSL support (MySQL 4.0 supports rudimentary, not 100% tested, support for OpenSSL).

  • More testing of prepared statements.

  • More testing of multiple character sets for one table.