gh-ost/README.md

# gh-ost: GitHub's online schema migration for MySQL

`gh-ost` allows for online schema migrations in MySQL


## What's in a name?

Originally this was named `gh-osc`: GitHub Online Schema Change, in the likes of [Facebook online schema change](https://www.facebook.com/notes/mysql-at-facebook/online-schema-change-for-mysql/430801045932/) and [pt-online-schema-change](https://www.percona.com/doc/percona-toolkit/2.2/pt-online-schema-change.html).

But then a rare genetic mutation happened, and the `s` transformed into `t`. And that sent us down the path of trying to figure out a new acronym. Right now, `gh-ost` (pronounce: _Ghost_), stands for:
- GitHub Online Schema Translator/Transformer/Transfigurator

## Authors

`gh-ost` was designed, authored, reviewed and tested by the database infrastructure team at GitHub:
- @jonahberquist
- @ggunson
- @tomkrouper
- @shlomi-noach
adding documentation 2016-05-23 13:32:43 +03:00			`# gh-ost: GitHub's online schema migration for MySQL`

			`gh-ost` allows for online schema migrations in MySQL


			`## What's in a name?`

			Originally this was named `gh-osc`: GitHub Online Schema Change, in the likes of [Facebook online schema change](https://www.facebook.com/notes/mysql-at-facebook/online-schema-change-for-mysql/430801045932/) and [pt-online-schema-change](https://www.percona.com/doc/percona-toolkit/2.2/pt-online-schema-change.html).

			But then a rare genetic mutation happened, and the `s` transformed into `t`. And that sent us down the path of trying to figure out a new acronym. Right now, `gh-ost` (pronounce: _Ghost_), stands for:
			`- GitHub Online Schema Translator/Transformer/Transfigurator`

			`## Authors`

			`gh-ost` was designed, authored, reviewed and tested by the database infrastructure team at GitHub:
			`- @jonahberquist`
			`- @ggunson`
			`- @tomkrouper`
			`- @shlomi-noach`