SQL Relay Enterprise Modules provide advanced features not available in the standard SQL Relay distribution. MySQL Front-End Modules are now available.
MySQL Front-End Modules allow MySQL applications to use SQL Relay without modification and without a drop-in replacement library. Additional SQL Relay Enterprise Modules are coming soon.
MySQL Front-End Modules
Whether written using the native MySQL API, or a connector of some sort, MySQL apps communicate with the database using the MySQL client-server protocol.
Whether written using the native SQL Relay API, or a connector of some sort, SQL Relay apps generally communicate with SQL Relay using the SQL Relay client-server protocol.
However, the MySQL Front-End Modules enable SQL Relay to speak the MySQL client-server protocol. This allows MySQL apps to communicate directly with SQL Relay, rather than to a MySQL database, without modification, and without using a drop-in replacement library.
In this configuration, SQL Relay becomes a transparent proxy. MySQL apps aimed at SQL Relay still think that they're talking to a MySQL database, but in fact, are talking to SQL Relay.
Once the app is talking to SQL Relay, most of SQL Relay's features become available to the app, including Connection Pooling, Throttling, High Availability Features, Query Routing, Query Filtering, and Connection Schedules.
Since SQL Relay supports a variety of database backends, the app can also be redirected to any of these databases, instead of the MySQL database it was originally written to use.
Some queries may have to be modified to use the syntax of the new database and some code may need to be changed, but a full rewrite of the app should not be necessary.
AvailabilityCurrently, the MySQL Front-End Modules are available for RPM-based Linux and must be used with the SQL Relay Binary Distribution For Linux. Support for non-RPM-based Linux and Windows will be available soon.
The MySQL Front-End Modules (and eventually, other SQL Relay Enterprise Modules) may be downloaded for free, but must be licensed commercially. 30-day trial licenses are also available.
Of course, the standard SQL Relay distribution, which the SQL Relay Enterprise Modules compliment, is still free to download and to use, as always.
See the following links for more information.
Installing the SQL Relay Enterprise Modules
Licensing the MySQL Front-End Modules
Configuring the MySQL Front-End Modules
