Talk by Jonathan Oxer at the MySQL Miniconf run as part of linux.conf.au 2007. Outlines a technique for managing schema updates in the field. More information at http://jon.oxer.com.au/talks/id/56Read less
![Self-
Healing
Databases
managing schema updates in the field
or, “peddling drugs to Sakila”
MySQL Miniconf, linux.conf.au 2007
Jonathan Oxer ,[object Object],@ivt.com.au>](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/20070115mysqlminiconfselfhealingdatabases-1209692988753441-9/85/selfhealing-databases-1-320.jpg)
![The Problem
Applications are not static.
New versions mean schema changes.
App / schema mismatches are bad.
Self-Healing Databases Jonathan Oxer ,[object Object],@ivt.com.au>](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)