r/mysql is a subreddit with 49k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses mysql, query, database, sql, and looking, and they frequently recommend/review operating system.
Discussion of MySQL and assistance for MySQL related questions
Popular Themes in r/mysql
#1
Solution Requests
: "Faster way to import?"
22 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "How to know how to safely delete a MySQL database?"
12 posts
#3
News
: "Anybody knows how the Oracle layoffs have impacted the MySQL team?"
2 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "Bluehost is being shady about upgrading my SQL--how big of a problem is this?"
1 post
#5
Self-Promotion
: "I built an open-source Database Resilience Platform for centralized backup and restore operations across multiple databases"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/mysql
#1
Mysql
: "Anybody knows how the Oracle layoffs have impacted the Mysql team?"
250 posts
#2
Query
: "How do you usually figure out which part of a Query caused the final result?"
38 posts
#3
Database
: "How to know how to safely delete a MySQL Database?"
32 posts
#4
Sql
: "I want to learn Sql"
24 posts
#5
Looking
18 posts
#6
Error
12 posts
#7
Struggling
11 posts
#8
Help
11 posts
#9
Performance
: "Criteria for Performance evaluation of a write heavy system"
10 posts
#10
Connection
: "MySQL ODBC 9.3(a) Driver SSL Connection error"
9 posts
Products Discussed in r/mysql
Operating System
1 review
#1
hoop.dev
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/mysql
#1
question
: "Install MySQL Linux mint"
75 posts
#2
discussion
: "Leaving MySQL after 25 years of reliable stability"
57 posts
#3
solved
: "MySQL Workbench to DBeaver Transition"
12 posts
#4
troubleshooting
: "incorrect datetime error: 2026-03-29 01:17:06"
9 posts
#5
query-optimization
: "We replaced Redis with MySQL for inventory reservations — and it scaled"
6 posts
#6
schema-design
: "The Filesystem Is the API (with TigerFS)"
2 posts
#7
showcase and discussion
: "I built a minimal web-based MySQL/MariaDB GUI you can install with pip. Would love your feedback."
1 post
#8
idea
: "I got tired of manually documenting database schemas, so I built a tool to export them directly to Markdown"
1 post
#9
need help
: "Experiencing import failure from .csv file containing accented/diacritical characters in MySQL."
1 post
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Yearly
+4k members(10.0%)
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Last updated: August 10, 2026