AliSQL is Alibaba's MySQL branch, forked from official MySQL and optimized for large-scale production environments. It targets users requiring enhanced performance, stability, and specialized features beyond standard MySQL, offering benefits like improved analytical capabilities and future AI-driven application support.

How It Works

AliSQL is a fork of MySQL 8.0.44, incorporating numerous performance optimizations and stability improvements. A key feature is the integration of DuckDB as a native storage engine, allowing users to leverage DuckDB's analytical capabilities within a familiar MySQL interface. Future plans include native vector storage with an optimized HNSW algorithm for high-performance Approximate Nearest Neighbor (ANN) search, enabling AI-driven applications via standard SQL.

Quick Start & Requirements

• Prerequisites: CMake 3.x+, Python3, C++17 compliant compiler (GCC 7+ or Clang 5+).
• Build Instructions:

  git clone https://github.com/alibaba/AliSQL.git
  cd AliSQL
  sh build.sh -t release -d /path/to/install/dir
  make install
  

• Relevant Links:
  • GitHub Repository: https://github.com/alibaba/AliSQL
  • Release Notes: (Link not directly provided in README, but mentioned in "See Also")
  • DuckDB Support Options: (Link not directly provided in README, but mentioned in "Support")
  • MySQL 8.