The latest version of this Percona Server branch can be downloaded from Softpedia

Sep 23, 2013 17:01 GMT  ·  By

Percona Server, an enhanced drop-in replacement for MySQL that will allow queries to run faster and more consistently and to consolidate servers on powerful hardware, is now at version 5.6.13-60.6 RC4.

As the version number suggests, this latest version of Percona Server is based on MySQL 5.6.13 and it includes all the changes and bugs fixes. Highlights of Percona Server 5.6.13-60.6 RC4:

• The Buffer Pool Scalability features has been improved; • The Multiple Adaptive Hash Search Partitions option has been ported from the previous version; • The Utility user feature has been extended; • The adaptive hash indexing partitioning code has been simplified.

A complete list of changes and updates can be found in the official announcement. Download Percona Server 5.6.13-60.6 RC4 right now from Softpedia.

Remember that this is a development version and it should NOT be installed on production machines. It is intended for testing purposes only.