Replication in MySQL

Table of Contents

50. Introduction to Replication
51. Replication Implementation Overview
52. Replication Implementation Details
53. How to Set Up Replication
54. Upgrading a Replication Setup - Mixing Different MySQL Versions
55. Replication Features and Known Problems
56. Replication Startup Options
57. Replication FAQ
58. Troubleshooting Replication
59. Reporting Replication Bugs

Replication capabilities allowing the databases on one MySQL server to be duplicated on another were introduced in MySQL version 3.23.15. This section describes the various replication features in MySQL. It serves as a reference to the options available with replication. You will be introduced to replication and learn how to implement it. Toward that end, there are some frequently asked questions, descriptions of problems, and how to solve them.

For a description of the syntax of replication SQL statements, see Replication SQL.

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