This PostgreSQL extension implements a Foreign Data Wrapper (FDW) for MySQL.
Please note that this version of mysql_fdw only works with PostgreSQL Version 9.3 and greater, for previous version support please download from PG_92 branch.
We have added a number of significant enhancements to the mysql fdw, some of the major enhancements are listed in the “enhancements” section of this document.
- Installation
To compile the MySQL's foreign data wrapper MySQL' C client library is needed. This library can be downloaded from MySQL official website.
1 - To build on POSIX-compliant systems you need to ensure the pg_config
executable is in your path when you run make
. This executable is typically in your PostgreSQL installation's bin
directory. For example:
export PATH=/usr/local/pgsql/bin/:$PATH
2 - The mysql_config
must also be in the path, it resides in the MySQL's bin directory.
export PATH=/usr/local/mysql/bin/:$PATH
3 - Compile the code using make command
make USE_PGXS=1
4 - Finally install the foreign data wrapper.
make USE_PGXS=1 install
Not that we have tested the mysql_fdw
extenion only on MacOS and ubuntu systems, but other *nix's should also work.
The following enhancements are added to the latest version of mysql FDW :
The previous version was only read-only, the latest version provides the write capability. The user can now issue insert/update and delete statements for the foreign tables using the mysql FDW. It uses the PG type casting mechanism to provide opposite type casting between mysql and PG data types.
The latest version comes with a connection pooler that utilises the same mysql database connection for all the queries in the same session. The previous version would open a new mysql database connection for every query. This is a performance enhancement.
The latest version will push-down the foreign table where clause to the foreign server. The where condition on the foreign table will be executed on the foreign server hence there will be fewer rows to to bring across to PostgreSQL. This is a performance feature.
The previous version was fetching all the columns from the target foreign table. The latest version does the column push-down and only brings back the columns that are part of the select target list. This is a performance feature.
(Refactoring for select queries to use prepared statement)
The select queries are now using prepared statements instead of simple query protocol.
The following parameters can be set on a MySQL foreign server object:
host
: the address or hostname of the MySQL server. Defaults to127.0.0.1
port
: the port number of the MySQL server. Defaults to3306
The following parameters can be set on a MySQL foreign table object:
-
dbname
: the name of the MySQL database to query. This is a mandatory option. -
table_name
: The name of the MySQL table, default is the same as foreign table
The following parameters need to supplied while creating user mapping.
-
username
: The username to use when connecting to MySQL -
password
: The password to authenticate to the MySQL server with.
-- load extension first time after install
CREATE EXTENSION mysql_fdw;
-- create server object
CREATE SERVER mysql_server
FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER mysql_fdw
OPTIONS (host '127.0.0.1', port '3306');
-- create user mapping
CREATE USER MAPPING FOR postgres
SERVER mysql_server
OPTIONS (username 'foo', password 'bar');
-- create foreign table
CREATE FOREIGN TABLE warehouse(
warehouse_id int,
warehouse_name text,
warehouse_created datetime)
SERVER mysql_server
OPTIONS (dbname 'db', table_name 'warehouse');
-- insert new rows in table
INSERT INTO warehouse values (1, 'UPS', sysdate());
INSERT INTO warehouse values (2, 'TV', sysdate());
INSERT INTO warehouse values (3, 'Table', sysdate());
-- select from table
SELECT * FROM warehouse;
warehouse_id | warehouse_name | warehouse_created
--------------+----------------+--------------------
1 | UPS | 29-SEP-14 23:33:46
2 | TV | 29-SEP-14 23:34:25
3 | Table | 29-SEP-14 23:33:49
-- delete row from table
DELETE FROM warehouse where warehouse_id = 3;
-- update a row of table
UPDATE warehouse set warehouse_name = 'UPS_NEW' where warehouse_id = 1;
-- explain a table
EXPLAIN SELECT warehouse_id, warehouse_name FROM warehouse WHERE warehouse_name LIKE 'TV' limit 1;
QUERY PLAN
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Limit (cost=10.00..11.00 rows=1 width=36)
-> Foreign Scan on warehouse (cost=10.00..13.00 rows=3 width=36)
Local server startup cost: 10
Remote query: SELECT warehouse_id, warehouse_name FROM db.warehouse WHERE ((warehouse_name like 'TV'))
Planning time: 0.564 ms
(5 rows)
If you experince any bug and have fix for that or have any new idea send the detail alongwith the patch directly to [email protected]. Before sending the patch for bug fix or a new feature please read the contributing guidline.
This project will be modified to maintain compatibility with new PostgreSQL releases.
As with many open source projects, you may be able to obtain support via the public mailing list (mysql_fdw @ enterprisedb.com). If you need commercial support, please contact the EnterpriseDB sales team, or check whether your existing PostgreSQL support provider can also support mysql_fdw.
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