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Q: Validate an instance for MySQL InnoDB Cluster usage?

A: Use check_instance_configuration()

MySQL (really) supports CHECK CONSTRAINT since version 8.0.16.
In this article I will show you 2 things:
– An elegant way to simulate check constraint in MySQL 5.7 & 8.0.
– How easy & convenient it is to use CHECK constraints in 8.0.16.

In MySQL 8.0.16 the optimizer has improved again!
Comparisons of columns of numeric types with constant values are checked and folded or removed for invalid or out-of-rage values.
The goal is to speed up query execution.