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?"
11 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "How to know how to safely delete a MySQL database?"
6 posts
#3
Self-Promotion
: "I built an open-source Database Resilience Platform for centralized backup and restore operations across multiple databases"
1 post
#4
News
: "External MariaDB contributors alone now outnumber ALL MySQL contributors combined"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/mysql
#1
Mysql
: "External MariaDB contributors alone now outnumber ALL Mysql contributors combined"
250 posts
#2
Query
: "How do you usually figure out which part of a Query caused the final result?"
39 posts
#3
Database
: "How to know how to safely delete a MySQL Database?"
36 posts
#4
Sql
: "I want to learn Sql"
21 posts
#5
Looking
18 posts
#6
Struggling
14 posts
#7
Error
12 posts
#8
Performance
: "How Large Queries Broke Our CPU Balance Across Aurora Read Replicas"
11 posts
#9
Help
11 posts
#10
Connection
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
discussion
: "External MariaDB contributors alone now outnumber ALL MySQL contributors combined"
31 posts
#2
question
: "How to know how to safely delete a MySQL database?"
30 posts
#3
solved
: "MySQL Workbench to DBeaver Transition"
5 posts
#4
troubleshooting
: "incorrect datetime error: 2026-03-29 01:17:06"
5 posts
#5
query-optimization
: "We replaced Redis with MySQL for inventory reservations — and it scaled"
4 posts
#6
schema-design
: "The Filesystem Is the API (with TigerFS)"
2 posts
#7
idea
: "I got tired of manually documenting database schemas, so I built a tool to export them directly to Markdown"
1 post
#8
need help
: "Experiencing import failure from .csv file containing accented/diacritical characters in MySQL."
1 post
Member Growth in r/mysql
Yearly
+5k members(10.5%)
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Last updated: July 7, 2026