Course description
MySQL Database Administration
This course is designed to give administrators the knowledge and skills needed to maintain successful and efficient operations of MySQL databases and services. Administrators will gain practical experience in setting up, administering and troubleshooting the database.
Upcoming start dates
Suitability - Who should attend?
A working knowledge of MySQL is required. Attending our MySQL Introduction to Querying class would be beneficial.
Who’s it for?
This course is ideal for Participants who needs to administer, monitor and support MySQL databases and services.
Outcome / Qualification etc.
- Informal assessment will take place through group discussion, class room activities, and questions and answers sessions as guided by your tutor.
- Course Completion Certificate will be awarded on successful completion of the course.
On completion of the course, Participants will understand how to:
- Start, Stop and Configure MySQL
- Security-Related Configuration
- Create Databases
- Use Client Programs for DBA Work
- Set up Character Set Support
- Locking
- Use Storage Engines
- Table Maintenance
- Obtain Data from the Information_Schema Database
- Backup and Recovery
- Use Stored Procedures for Database Administration Tasks
- User Management
- Secure the Server
- Upgrade-Related Security Issues
- Optimise Queries and Schemas
- Optimise the Server – The Event Scheduler
- Partitioned Tables
- Interprete Error Messages
- Optimise the Environment
- Scale MySQL
Training Course Content
Introduction
- Course Intro
- Client Program Limitations
- mysql
- MySQL Admin
The Information_Schema Database
- What is Metadata?
- The mysqlshow Utility
- The SHOW and DESCRIBE Commands
- The Information_Schema Database
MySQL Administrator
- Installation
- Connecting
- Server Information
- Service Control
- User Administration
- Privileges
- Health
- Backup and Restore
- Catalogs
Interpreting Error and Diagnostic Information
- MySQL Error Messages
- The SHOW Statement
- SQL Modes
- The PERROR Utility
- The Log
- The Error Log
- The Slow Query Log
MySQL Architecture
- Client/Server Overview
- Communication Protocols
- The SQL Parser and Storage Engine Tiers
- MySQL Disk Space Use
- MYSQL Memory Use
Installing, Configuring, Starting and Stopping
- MySQL Distributions
- Installing on Windows, Linux and UNIX
- Starting and Stopping on Windows, UNIX & Linux
- Configuration
- Log and Status Files
- The Default SQL Mode
- Time Zone Tables
- Some Security Issues
- Upgrading
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
- Performance Issues with Character sets
- Choosing Data Types for Character Columns
Locking
- Locking Concepts
- Explicit Table Locking
- Advisory Locking
- Preventing Locking Problems
Storage Engines
- Introduction
- The MYISAM Engine
- Locking with MYISAM Tables
- The Merge Engine
- Other Engines
The Innodb Engine
- Introduction
- Features of Innodb
- Transactions
- Referential Integrity
- Physical Characteristics of Innodb Tables
- Tablespace Configuration
- Log File and Buffer Configuration
- Innodb Status
Table Maintenance
- Table Maintenance Operations
- Check Table
- Repair Table
- Analyze Table
- Optimize Table
- MySQL Check
- MYISAMCHK
- Repairing Innodb Tables
- Enabling MYISAM AutoRepair
Backup and Recovery
- Planning and Implementing a Backup and Recovery Strategy
- Defining a Disaster Recovery Plan
- Testing a Backup and Recovery Plan
- The Advantages and Disadvantages of Different Methods
- Binary Backups of MYISAM Tables
- Binary Backups of Innodb Tables
- Recovery
- Import and Export Operations
- Exporting and Importing Using SQL
- Exporting and Importing from the Command Line
User Management
- Introduction
- User Accounts
- Creating Users
- Renaming Users
- Changing Passwords
- Dropping Users
- Granting Privileges
- The User Table
- Connection Validation
Privileges
- Introduction
- Types of Privileges
- Revoking Privileges
- Resource Limits
- The MySQL Database
- The Show Grants Command
User Variables and Prepared Statements
- User Variables
- Prepared Statements
Stored Routines for Administration
- Types of Stored Routines
- Benefits of Stored Routines
- Stored Routines Features
- Stored Routine Maintenance
- Stored Routine Privileges and Execution Security
Triggers
- DML Triggers
- The Create Trigger Statement
- Managing Triggers
Securing the Server
- Security Issues
- Operating System Security
- Filesystem Security
- Log Files and Security
- Network Security
- Upgrade-related Security Issues
- Upgrading the Privilege Tables
- Security-Related SQL_Mode Values
Optimizing Queries
- Optimization Overview
- Optimization Process
- Planning a Routine Monitoring Regime
- Setting Suitable Goals
- Identifying Candidates for Query Analysis
- Using Explain to Analyze Queries
- Meaning of Explain Output
- Using Explain Extended
Optimization and Indexes
- Indexes for Performance
- Creating and Dropping Indexes
- Obtaining Index Metadata
- Indexing Principles
- Indexing and Joins
- MyIsam Index Caching
Optimising Schemas
- Normalisation
- General Table Optimizations
- Myisam Specific Optimizations
- Innodb Specific Optimizations
- Other Engine Specific Optimizations
Optimising the Server
- Measuring Server Load
- System Factors
- Server Parameters
- Query Optimizer Performance
- The Query Cache
Optimising the Environment
- Choosing the Platform
- Hardware Configurations
- Disk Issues on Linux
- Symbolic Links
- Optimising the Operating System
The Event Scheduler
- Event scheduler concepts
- Event scheduler configuration
- Creating, altering and dropping events
- Monitoring
- Events and privileges
Partitioned tables
- Partitioned tables concepts
- Range partitioning
- Hash partitioning
- Key partitioning
- List partitioning
- Composite partitioning or subpartitioning
- Maintenance of partitioned tables
Scaling MySQL
- Using Multiple Servers
- Replication
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