Binlog Parsing

37 Interactive Technology Team

Jun 21, 2019 · Databases

Understanding MySQL Flashback: Principles, Tools, and Pseudo GTID

MySQL Flashback leverages the ROW‑format binary log to generate inverse DML statements—turning deletes into inserts, updates into reverse updates, and inserts into deletes—while tools parse WriteRows, UpdateRows, and DeleteRows events, using injected Pseudo GTID markers to delimit change ranges and enable automated rollback despite DDL limitations.