MySQL has hundreds of settings that can be configured. Version 5.7 ships with many improvements in default configuration values and requires far fewer changes. In this recipe, we will look at some of the most important parameters for tuning MySQL performance.
You will need access to a root account or an account with sudo privileges.
You will need access to a root account on the MySQL server.
Follow these steps to improve MySQL configuration:
First, create a backup of the original configuration file:
$ cd /etc/mysql/mysql.conf.d $ sudo cp mysqld.cnf mysqld.cnf.bkp
Now open
my.cnffor changes:$ sudo nano /etc/mysql/mysql.conf.d/mysqld.cnfAdjust the following settings for your InnoDB tables:
innodb_buffer_pool_size = 512M # around 70% of total ram innodb_log_file_size = 64M innodb_file_per_table = 1 innodb_log_buffer_size = 4M
If you are using MyISAM tables, set the key buffer size:
key_buffer_size = 64MEnable the slow...