Managing plugins
MariaDB has several functionalities, but more can be added by installing plugins. This allows the users to deactivate some unneeded functionality by uninstalling a plugin, or activating functionalities that are not needed by the majority of users. More importantly, some plugins implement the same class of functionalities in different ways. This is the case with storage engines, a special plugin type that will be discussed in Chapter 2, Databases and Tables. Some plugins are developed by the MariaDB team, others by individuals or companies that are members of the community. Several plugins, developed by the MariaDB team or by third parties, are included in the official MariaDB distributions. Others are available at their respective ...
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