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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

Partitioning a table

First, let's define what partitioning a table is. Partitioning a table in MySQL is how MySQL divides its actual data into separate tables, but it is always treated as a single table by the SQL layer.

An overview of partitioning in MySQL 8.0

When partitioning, it is critical to find a partition key. It is important to make sure that the searches we are going to do in a table go to the correct partition or group of partitions. This means that all commands, for example SELECT, UPDATE, DELETE, must include this column in the WHERE clause to ensure efficiency in the use of these partitions.

Generally, the best practice is to add the partition key to the primary key with auto incrementation enabled, that...