MySQL Database Administration for Experienced Database Administrators

Follow-On Courses

• MySQL Performance & Tuning
• MySQL for Developers 1
• MySQL for Developers 2
• Perl Programming
• Apache Web Server
• PHP & MySQL for Web Development

Note:

Delegates who are also considering attending the five day MySQL Database Administration course should note that both courses cover the same content but the five day course is delivered at a slower pace as no previous database administration experience is required.

Clients and Tools

• Introduction
• MySQL
• MySQL Admin
• Exercises: Using Client Programs

Obtaining Metadata

• What is Metadata?
• The mysqlshow Client Program
• The SHOW and DESCRIBE Commands
• The Information_Schema
• Show Command and Information_Schema Differences
• Exercises: Obtaining Information about MySQL

Configuring the Server

• MySQL Server Options and Variables
• MySQL Status Variables
• Configuring MySQL Enterprise Audit
• Exercises: Configuring the Server

MySQL Server Installation and Configuration

• MySQL Distributions
• Installing on Windows
• Installing on Linux and UNIX
• Starting and Stopping on Windows
• Starting and Stopping on UNIX/Linux
• Status Files
• Upgrading the Server
• Time Zone Tables
• Exercises: Installing, stopping and starting

SQL Modes. Log Files and Binary Logging

• MySQL Error Messages
• The SHOW Errors Statement
• The SHOW Warnings Statement
• SQL Modes
• Note Messages
• The PERROR Utility
• The General Log
• The Error Log
• The Slow Query Log
• The Binary Logs
• Exercises: Interpreting Errors and Configuring the Logs

MySQL Architecture

• Client/Server Overview
• Communication Protocols
• The SQL Parser and Storage Engine Tiers
• How MySQL Uses Disk Space
• How MYSQL Uses Memory
• Exercises: Examining the Architecture

Tables, Data Types and Character Set Support

• Table Properties
• Creating Tables
• Altering Tables
• Dropping Tables
• Emptying Tables
• Obtaining Table Metadata
• Column Attributes
• Bit Data Type
• Numeric Data Types
• Character String Data Types
• Binary String Data Types
• Enum and Set Data Types
• Temporal Data Types
• Auto_Increment
• Handling Missing or Invalid Data Values
• Exercises: Creating and Maintaining Tables

Transactions and Logging

• Locking Concepts
• Explicit Table Locking
• Advisory Locking
• Exercises: Locking

Storage Engines

• Introduction
• The MYISAM Engine
• The Merge Engine
• Other Engines: Archive, Memory, Federated, Blackhole, CSV
• Cluster Engine Overview
• Overview of High Availability Techniques
• Memcached and NoSQL Overview
• Exercises: Using Storage Engines

The INNODB Engine

• Introduction
• Features of Innodb
• Transactions
• Referential Integrity
• Physical Characteristics of Innodb Tables
• System Tablespace Configuration
• Log File and Buffer Configuration
• Innodb Status
• Exercises Using the InnoDB Engine

Table Maintenance

• Table Maintenance Operations
• Check Table
• Repair Table
• Analyze Table
• Optimize Table
• MySQL Check
• MYISAMCHK
• Repairing Innodb Tables
• Enabling MYISAM AutoRepair
• Exercises: Maintaining Tables

Backup and Recovery

• The Advantages and Disadvantages of Different Methods
• Binary Backups of MYISAM Tables
• Binary Backups of Innodb Tables
• Recovery
• Import and Export Operations
• Exporting Using SQL
• Importing Using SQL
• Exporting from the Command Line using mysqldump
• Importing from the Command Line using mysqlimport
• Exercises: Backing up and Recovery

User Management

• Introduction
• User Accounts
• Creating Users
• Renaming Users
• Changing Passwords
• Dropping Users
• Granting Privileges
• The User Table
• Connection Validation
• Exercises: Creating, Managing and Dropping Users

Privileges

• Introduction
• Types of Privileges
• Revoking Privileges
• Resource Limits
• The MySQL Database
• The Show Grants Command
• Exercises: Granting and Revoking Privileges

User Variables and Prepared Statements

• User Variables
• Prepared Statements
• Exercises: User Variables and Prepared Statements

Stored Routines for Administration

• Types of Stored Routines
• Benefits of Stored Routines
• Stored Routines Features
• Stored Routine Maintenance
• Obtaining Stored Routine Metadata
• Stored Routine Privileges and Execution Security

Triggers

• DML Triggers

Security

• Security Risks
• Users, Operating System, File System and Network Security
• Using SSL With MySQL
• Remote Connecting to the MySQL Server Using SSH
• Exercises: Securing the Server

Tuning Queries

• Tuning Overview
• Identifying Candidates for Query Analysis
• Using Explain to Analyze Queries
• Meaning of Explain Output
• Explain Extended
• Exercises: Explaining and Tuning Queries

Tuning and Indexes 1

• Indexes for Performance
• Creating and Dropping Indexes
• Obtaining Index Metadata
• Indexing Principles
• Exercises: Creating and Using Indexes

Tuning and Indexes 2

• Indexing and Joins
• Fulltext Indexes
• MyISAM Index Caching
• Exercises: Creating and Using Indexes

Tuning and Tables

• General Table Optimizations
• Myisam Specific Optimizations
• Innodb Specific Optimizations
• Other Engine Specific Optimizations
• Exercises: Tuning Tables