Wes,
Thanks for these questions about this 'ghost' of the MySQL world, it seems
more a legend than a real thing!
I am sorry I do not have the answers but I would love to hear some.
All I can say is that MySQL Proxy is currently (still) in Alpha
http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql-proxy/
https://launchpad.net/mysql-proxy
so it is unlikely to be used in production.
Such a shame that it was not developed further, this and other features
(like online backups) really miss in MySQL, according to me.
Cheers
Claudio
2012/4/4 Wes Modes <wmodes@stripped>
> I asked these questions in context of my clustering enquiries, but here
> it is more specific to mysql-proxy:
>
> 1. First, what is the best place to ask specific questions about
> mysql-proxy?
>
> 2. Does the proxy sit on a separate server and route all MySQL
> requests, or is it installed on each of the MySQL nodes and
> re-shuffle MySQL requests to the appropriate place?
>
> 3. Can multiple proxies be run in concert to provide redundancy and
> scalability as well as eliminate SPoF and bottlenecks?
>
> 4. In 2007 when RW Splitting was new, there were a few problems and
> limitations. What is the current status of development of this
> important feature? Thanks!
>
> Wes
>
> --
> Wes Modes
> Systems Designer, Developer, and Administrator
> University Library ITS
> University of California, Santa Cruz
>
>
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Claudio
