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Advanced MySQL 8

By : Eric Vanier, Birju Shah, Tejaswi Malepati
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Advanced MySQL 8

By: Eric Vanier, Birju Shah, Tejaswi Malepati

Overview of this book

Advanced MySQL 8 teaches you to enhance your existing database infrastructure and build various tools to improve your enterprise applications and overall website performance. The book starts with the new and exciting MySQL 8.0 features and how to utilize them for maximum efficiency. As you make your way through the chapters, you will learn to optimize MySQL performance using indexes and advanced data query techniques for large queries. You will also discover MySQL Server 8.0 settings and work with the MySQL data dictionary to boost the performance of your database. In the concluding chapters, you will cover MySQL 8.0 Group Replication, which will enable you to create elastic, highly available, and fault-tolerant replication topologies. You will also explore backup and recovery techniques for your databases and understand important tips and tricks to help your critical data reach its full potential. By the end of this book, you’ll have learned about new MySQL 8.0 security features that allow a database administrator (DBA) to simplify user management and increase the security of their multi-user environments.
Table of Contents (13 chapters)
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Advanced MySQL Performance Tips and Techniques

A quick look at the features removed from MySQL 8.0

It is important to note that the following items are obsolete and have been removed in MySQL 8.0. When messages are displayed for alternatives, applications must be updated to use them and the following is only a short list of all removed items. I invite you to visit MySQL website for more details:

  • The information_schema_stats configuration has been replaced by information_schema_stats_expiry.
  • InnoDB system views have been replaced:
  • The query cache has been removed, including FLUSH QUERY CACHE and RESET QUERY CACHE.
  • Two MySQL storage engines currently provide native partition support: InnoDB and NDB. Of these, only InnoDB is supported by MySQL 8.0. Any attempt to create partitioned tables in MySQL 8.0 using another storage engine will fail.
  • In MySQL 8.0, the data_locks table and sys schema views contain separate schema name...