From Crashing Databases to Zero Data Loss: MySQL Replication Evolution
The article examines common MySQL replication failures, explains why traditional position‑based replication is insufficient, and walks through a step‑by‑step evolution from file/position to GTID, asynchronous to semi‑synchronous, single‑threaded to parallel apply, culminating in a production‑grade architecture that achieves near‑zero data loss.
