Exploring Replication in phpMyAdmin: A Comprehensive Guide

MySQL’s replication feature creates a synchronous copy of a database on another server, thereby enhancing load balancing, fault tolerance, and performance for read-intensive workloads, making it a valuable tool in database management.

a) Master Replication

The master server hosts the database and generates a binary log recording all changes, while slave servers can replicate these changes by connecting to the master server.

1. Log into PHPMyAdmin. (You can get your PHPMyAdmin URL inside your cPanel or Plesk.)

2. Then, click “Replication” and select “configure“ in Master replication section to shows the master status and connected slaves status and add slave replication user.

b) Slave Replication

A slave server is a copy of the master database that connects to the master server, reads the binary log, and applies changes to its own database, enhancing system performance by offloading read traffic.

1. Log into PHPMyAdmin. (You can get your PHPMyAdmin URL inside your cPanel or Plesk.)

2. Then, click “Replication” and select “configure“in Slave replication to add a slave using username, password, host and port details.

3. Finally, click the “Go” button to save your changes.