The latest version of MySQL Server, 8.3, has been available as a General Availability (GA) release for a while. And in case you have missed it, here is a brief recap of the newly available features and enhancements alongside some deprecated and removed functionality. Without further ado, let’s take a closer look.

Read in full: https://blog.devart.com/highlights-from-mysql-server-8-3-0-release.html

Prepare to upgrade

Before upgrading, take note of the following simple yet helpful tips:

• Make sure you have established root access to your MySQL Server
• Back up your databases beforehand, just in case
• Examine the available upgrade paths to make sure yours is supported
• Review the deprecated and removed features; if you are using them, you may want to reconsider upgrading or introduce corresponding changes to your MySQL Server
• Review the deprecated and removed variables to make sure the upgrade does not affect them
• In case you use replication, check the corresponding section
• Take a look at the upgrade best practices, you might find some of them useful
• Last but by no means least, perform your upgrade on a test environment first to verify that everything works correctly, and only then run the upgrade against your production server