Optimize and tune MySQL

Topics:: Database Management

Tags:: Data Management,; Databases,; Enterprise Software,; MySQL,; Open Source,; Software

Source:: Sams Publishing

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Overview: This sample chapter, taken from Sams Teach Yourself PHP, MySQL and Apache All in One, 2nd Edition, teaches you how to properly optimize your MySQL server.

Proper care and feeding of your MySQL server will keep it running happily and without incident.Learn how to optimize your system by proper hardware maintenance and software tuning.

This sample chapter, taken from Sams Teach Yourself PHP, MySQL and Apache All in One, 2nd Edition, discusses how to optimize your MySQL server. The chapter covers the following topics:

Basic hardware and software optimization tips for your MySQL server
Key start-up parameters for your MySQL server
How to use the OPTIMIZE TABLE command
How to use the EXPLAIN command
How to use the FLUSH command to clean up tables, caches, and log files
How to use SHOW commands to retrieve information about databases, tables, and indexes
How to use SHOW commands to find system status information

Title: Sams Teach Yourself PHP, MySQL and Apache All in One, 2nd Edition
ISBN: 0672327252
Published: December 2004
Author: Julie Meloni
Chapter: Chapter 29: Optimizing and Tuning MySQL
Published by Sams

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