Effective MySQL optimizing SQL statements

The Essential Guide to SQL Statement Optimization Written by Oracle ACE Director and MySQL expert Ronald Bradford, Effective MySQL: Optimizing SQL Statements is filled with detailed explanations and practical examples that can be applied immediately to improve database and application performances....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bradford, Ronald
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Oracle Press/McGraw-Hill 2011
Series:Oracle Press Ser
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Collection: O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 3 Understanding MySQL Indexes
  • Example Tables
  • MySQL Index Usages
  • Data Integrity
  • Optimizing Data Access
  • Table Joins
  • Sorting Results
  • Aggregation
  • About Storage Engines
  • Index Terminology
  • MySQL Index Types
  • Index Data Structure Theory
  • MySQL Implementation
  • MySQL Partitioning
  • Conclusion
  • 4 Creating MySQL Indexes
  • Example Tables
  • Existing Indexes
  • Single Column Indexes
  • Syntax
  • Restricting Rows with an Index
  • Joining Tables with an Index
  • Understanding Index Cardinality
  • Using Indexes for Pattern Matching
  • Selecting a Unique Row
  • Conclusion
  • 6 MySQL Configuration Options
  • Memory Related Variables
  • key_buffer_size
  • Named Key Buffers
  • innodb_buffer_pool_size
  • innodb_additional_mem_pool_size
  • query_cache_size
  • max_heap_table_size
  • tmp_table_size
  • join_buffer_size
  • sort_buffer_size
  • read_buffer_size
  • read_rnd_buffer_size
  • Instrumentation Related Variables
  • slow_query_log
  • slow_query_log_file
  • general_log
  • general_log_file
  • long_query_time
  • log_output
  • Profiling
  • Other Optimization Variables
  • optimizer_switch
  • default_storage_engine
  • max_allowed_packet
  • sql_mode
  • Innodb_strict_mode
  • Other Variables
  • Conclusion
  • 7 The SQL Lifecycle
  • Capture Statements
  • General Query Log
  • Slow Query Log
  • Binary Log
  • Processlist
  • Engine Status
  • MySQL Connectors
  • Application Code
  • INFORMATION_SCHEMA
  • PERFORMANCE_SCHEMA
  • SQL Statement Statistics Plugin
  • MySQL Proxy
  • TCP/IP
  • Identify Problematic Statements
  • Slow Query Log Analysis
  • TCP/IP Analysis
  • Confirm Statement Operation
  • Environment
  • Timing
  • Analyze Statements
  • Optimize Statements
  • Verify the Results
  • Conclusion
  • 8 Hidden Performance Tips
  • Cover Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Acknoledgements
  • Introduction
  • 1 The Five Minute DBA
  • Identifying Performance Problems
  • Finding a Slow SQL Statement
  • Confirming the Slow Query
  • Optimizing Your Query
  • What You Should Not Do
  • Confirm Your Optimization
  • The Correct Approach
  • An Alternative Solution
  • Conclusion
  • 2 The Essential Analysis Commands
  • EXPLAIN
  • EXPLAIN PARTITIONS
  • EXPLAIN EXTENDED
  • SHOW CREATE TABLE
  • SHOW INDEXES
  • SHOW TABLE STATUS
  • SHOW STATUS
  • SHOW VARIABLES
  • INFORMATION_SCHEMA
  • Conclusion
  • Ordering Results
  • Multi Column Indexes
  • Determining Which Index to Use
  • Multi Column Index Syntax
  • Providing a Better Index
  • Many Column Indexes
  • Combining WHERE and ORDER BY
  • MySQL Optimizer Features
  • Query Hints
  • Complicated Queries
  • The Impact of Adding Indexes
  • DML Impact
  • DDL Impact
  • Disk Space Impact
  • MySQL Limitations
  • Cost Based Optimizer
  • QEP Pinning
  • Index Statistics
  • Function Based Indexes
  • Multiple Indexes per Table
  • Conclusion
  • 5 Creating Better MySQL Indexes
  • Better Indexes
  • Covering Index
  • Storage Engine Implications
  • Partial Index