dbaplus Community
dbaplus Community
Nov 22, 2025 · Databases

MySQL 8.4 Upgrade: Removed & Deprecated Features You Must Know

With MySQL 8.0 reaching end‑of‑life in April 2026, DBAs must migrate to the LTS 8.4 release, updating tools and replacing removed system variables, deprecated options, and old commands to avoid breakage in applications, monitoring, and replication setups.

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MySQL 8.4 Upgrade: Removed & Deprecated Features You Must Know
JavaEdge
JavaEdge
Sep 15, 2024 · Databases

What’s New in MySQL 9.0? VECTOR Type, Inline FK, JSON EXPLAIN, and More

This article summarizes MySQL 9.0’s new VECTOR column type, inline and implicit foreign‑key constraints, JSON EXPLAIN ANALYZE storage, prepared event statements, performance‑schema variable tables, enhanced EXPLAIN output, LIMIT 1 subquery support, as well as deprecated and removed features with practical examples.

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What’s New in MySQL 9.0? VECTOR Type, Inline FK, JSON EXPLAIN, and More