<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Rahim Kanji — ProxySQL Blog</title><description>Blog posts by Rahim Kanji on the ProxySQL blog.</description><link>https://proxysql.com/</link><language>en-us</language><item><title>Part 2 - PgBouncer to ProxySQL: A Brief Feature Comparison</title><link>https://proxysql.com/blog/part-2-pgbouncer-to-proxysql/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://proxysql.com/blog/part-2-pgbouncer-to-proxysql/</guid><description>Part 2 of the PgBouncer to ProxySQL series. A direct comparison of what each tool does, focused on responsibilities PgBouncer deliberately leaves alone and that ProxySQL pulls into the proxy itself. Reflects ProxySQL 3.0.8 and PgBouncer 1.25.1 at time of writing.</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Rahim Kanji</author></item><item><title>Part 1 - PgBouncer to ProxySQL: Rethinking the PostgreSQL Middle Tier</title><link>https://proxysql.com/blog/part-1-pgbouncer-to-proxysql/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://proxysql.com/blog/part-1-pgbouncer-to-proxysql/</guid><description>Part 1 of the PgBouncer to ProxySQL series. Focus: architecture and operator model, not a full feature matrix. Reflects ProxySQL 3.0.7 and PgBouncer 1.25.1 at time of writing.</description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Rahim Kanji</author></item><item><title>ProxySQL&apos;s prepared statement cache refactor, explained</title><link>https://proxysql.com/blog/proxysql-3-0-4-prepared-statement-cache-refactor/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://proxysql.com/blog/proxysql-3-0-4-prepared-statement-cache-refactor/</guid><description>A walk-through of the PostgreSQL prepared-statement cache refactor — what was slow, why, and how the redesign turned a contended path into a contention-free one</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Rahim Kanji</author></item><item><title>Decrypting SSL/TLS Traffic with Wireshark and ProxySQL</title><link>https://proxysql.com/blog/decrypting-ssl-tls-traffic-with-wireshark-and-proxysql/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://proxysql.com/blog/decrypting-ssl-tls-traffic-with-wireshark-and-proxysql/</guid><description>In this guide, we will walk you through the process of decrypting SSL/TLS traffic to and from ProxySQL using Wireshark. By enabling the SSLKEYLOG feature in Pro</description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Rahim Kanji</author></item><item><title>Releasing ProxySQL v2.6.3!</title><link>https://proxysql.com/blog/releasing-proxysql-v2-6-3/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://proxysql.com/blog/releasing-proxysql-v2-6-3/</guid><description>ProxySQL is a high performance, high availability, protocol aware proxy for MySQL, with a GPL license! It can be downloaded from the ProxySQL Repository (instru</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Rahim Kanji</author></item></channel></rss>