Bug #64655 Mysql Proxy doesn't check the state of the backend correctly
Submitted: 15 Mar 2012 9:55 Modified: 15 Jun 2012 19:09
Reporter: Tank W Email Updates:
Status: Not a Bug Impact on me:
None 
Category:MySQL Proxy Severity:S3 (Non-critical)
Version:0.8.2 OS:Windows (windows server 2008 32bit)
Assigned to: CPU Architecture:Any

[15 Mar 2012 9:55] Tank W
Description:
Hi,
I'm fail to implement failover because I cann't get the right backend state. It alway trys to connect to the first backend, even if I shut down the Mysql service or disable the network connection.

The lua like that:
function connect_server()
	print("s backend_ndx = " .. proxy.connection.backend_ndx)
	print("s state = " .. proxy.global.backends[1].state)
    if proxy.global.backends[1].state == proxy.BACKEND_STATE_DOWN then
        proxy.connection.backend_ndx = 2
    else
        proxy.connection.backend_ndx = 1
    end
	print("s backend_ndx = " .. proxy.connection.backend_ndx)
    print ("s Connecting: " .. proxy.global.backends[proxy.connection.backend_ndx].dst.name)
end 

function read_query(packet)
	print("q backend_ndx = " .. proxy.connection.backend_ndx)
	print("q state = " .. proxy.global.backends[1].state)
    if proxy.global.backends[1].state == proxy.BACKEND_STATE_DOWN then
        proxy.connection.backend_ndx = 2
    else
        proxy.connection.backend_ndx = 1
    end
	print("q backend_ndx = " .. proxy.connection.backend_ndx)
    print ("q Connecting: " .. proxy.global.backends[proxy.connection.backend_ndx].dst.name)
end

How to repeat:
case 1:
the config file like that:
[mysql-proxy]
proxy-backend-addresses=192.168.0.134:3306,192.168.0.100:3306
log-file=mysql-proxy.log
log-level=debug
log-back-trace-on-crash=true
pid-file=mysql-proxy.pid
proxy-lua-script=d:/mysql-proxy/lib/mysql-proxy/lua/failover.lua

1. Run Mysql Proxy on 192.168.0.100 by mysql-proxy --defaults-file=d:/mysql-proxy/mysql-proxy.cnf.

2. Connect to Mysql Proxy by mysql -uroot -p123456 -P4040.

3. Mysql Proxy showes:
s backend_ndx = 0
s state = 0
s backend_ndx = 1
s Connecting: 192.168.0.134:3306
q backend_ndx = 1
q state = 1
q backend_ndx = 1
q Connecting: 192.168.0.134:3306

4. Disable the network connection to 192.168.0.134.

5. Repeat step 2, and then the client is waiting whitout any information, and Mysql Proxy showes:
s backend_ndx = 0
s state = 1
s backend_ndx = 1
s Connecting: 192.168.0.134:3306

I waited several minutes, but nothing happen.

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case 2:
the config file like that:
[mysql-proxy]
proxy-backend-addresses=192.168.0.100:3306,192.168.0.134:3306  # only change
log-file=mysql-proxy.log
log-level=debug
log-back-trace-on-crash=true
pid-file=mysql-proxy.pid
proxy-lua-script=d:/mysql-proxy/lib/mysql-proxy/lua/failover.lua

1. Run Mysql Proxy on 192.168.0.100 by mysql-proxy --defaults-file=d:/mysql-proxy/mysql-proxy.cnf.

2. Connect to Mysql Proxy by mysql -uroot -p123456 -P4040.

3. Mysql Proxy showes:
s backend_ndx = 0
s state = 0
s backend_ndx = 1
s Connecting: 192.168.0.100:3306
q backend_ndx = 1
q state = 1
q backend_ndx = 1
q Connecting: 192.168.0.100:3306

4. Shut down the Mysql service on 192.168.0.100.

5. Repeat step 2, and then the client is waiting whitout any information, and Mysql Proxy showes:
s backend_ndx = 0
s state = 1
s backend_ndx = 1
s Connecting: 192.168.0.100:3306

I waited several minutes, but nothing happen.

Suggested fix:
Can Mysql proxy keep watch over on all the backends, and then change the state?
[15 Jun 2012 19:09] Sveta Smirnova
Thank you for the report.

You use wrong backend_ndx: try 0 and 1. This is not MySQL Proxy bug.
[21 Jul 2015 12:28] arjun palwai
I am using mysql proxy 0.8.1.I am using the files admin.lua and reporter.lua.When i use the administrative interface,SELECT * FROM backends gives backend state as 0 ,show querycounter gives NULL and show proxy processlist gives error.How do i ensure that mysqlproxy is balancing the load??