Greetings,
I work with a client who has many separate instances of MySQL Server, supporting multiple third party applications. Oftentimes, reports depend on collaboration of data between these separate servers.
It would be disheartening to hear that MySQL still hasn't created an equivalent to Oracle's Database Links, as the feature is commonplace in some form or another on some other DB platforms (such as Postgre) and can be incredibly useful, particularly in this client's particular situation, not to mention others.
As an example, It's much more convenient to 'INSERT INTO table SELECT Data FROM database.table@dblinkname ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE' than having to constantly write and cron scripts to 'SELECT INTO OUTFILE', scp the CSVs, then 'LOAD DATA INFILE' into temporary tables onto the target server in order to then execute an 'ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE' then ditch the files.
My intention isn't to whine and moan, but does anyone else in the MySQL Community feel the same way, and is there any movement toward such a feature?
EDIT: I now realize I may have posted this in the wrong subtopic. If so, sorry.
I work with a client who has many separate instances of MySQL Server, supporting multiple third party applications. Oftentimes, reports depend on collaboration of data between these separate servers.
It would be disheartening to hear that MySQL still hasn't created an equivalent to Oracle's Database Links, as the feature is commonplace in some form or another on some other DB platforms (such as Postgre) and can be incredibly useful, particularly in this client's particular situation, not to mention others.
As an example, It's much more convenient to 'INSERT INTO table SELECT Data FROM database.table@dblinkname ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE' than having to constantly write and cron scripts to 'SELECT INTO OUTFILE', scp the CSVs, then 'LOAD DATA INFILE' into temporary tables onto the target server in order to then execute an 'ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE' then ditch the files.
My intention isn't to whine and moan, but does anyone else in the MySQL Community feel the same way, and is there any movement toward such a feature?
EDIT: I now realize I may have posted this in the wrong subtopic. If so, sorry.