Databases

Query Cache is deterministic

I was reading some points on a Blog post today here . I didn’t see it via Planet MySQL but via a Google Alert. The post has several good beginner points on MySQL Performance, but included the point “Literal current date is better than using the CURRENT_DATE() function because literals will use the query cache but functions won’t.

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My ‘Hourly’ MySQL Monitor Script Version 0.05

I’ve been able to steal some more time to work on my script following My ‘hourly’ MySQL monitor script Version 0.03 almost a month ago. The purpose of this script is simple.

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Watching for Disk Based Tables being created

I didn’t know you could actually do this before addressing this problem in a benchmark using 5.0.36. MySQL allows you to update two tables with a single UPDATE statement. I knew you could reference two tables in an UPDATE statement but not update both.

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The Facebook effect

First it was the SlashDot effect, then it was the Digg effect, now it’s the Facebook effect. I have a friend at Facebook and he was talking about the effect of the Facebook Platform API that was released a few weeks ago.

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Top 5 wishes for MySQL

Note: My views are just that: mine. 1. Real time Query Monitoring MySQL 5.0 GA provides only 3 ways to look at queries that are executed on a server in some way or another.

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MySQL – Wikipedia

I was reading only last week the notes from [Wikipedia: Site Internals, Configuration and Code Examples, and Management Issues][1] Tutorial by Domas Mituzas at the recent [2007 MySQL Conference][2]. I didn’t attend this session, like a lot of sessions too much good stuff at the same time.

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MySQL – Testing failing non-transactional statements

I was asked recently to confirm a consistent state of data in a non-transactional MySQL table after a failing statement updating multiple rows did not complete successfully. Hmmm, this is what I did.

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Some comments of ‘Five months with MySQL Cluster’

I recently saw the Planet MySQL post Five months with MySQL Cluster by Brian Moon. Thought I’d add my 5 cents worth (Australian’s don’t have 1 cent coins any more to make 2 cents worth)

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Amp’d Mobile no more

Announced at the 2007 Conference as MySQL Applications of the Year – #1 in 3G Mobile Entertainment, Amp’d Mobile is no longer the poster boy within the US telecommunications. [Amp’d Mobile Implodes: Burns $360 million, Declares Bankruptcy][1].

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Innodb Monitoring I didn’t know

Ok, so I knew about innodb_table_monitor and innodb_tablespace_monitor. I’ve tried them before, looked at the output and given up, partly because it didn’t serve the purpose I wanted it to at the time, and also because it’s format was a little cryptic.

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Log Buffer #47: a Carnival of the Vanities for DBAs

Log Buffer #47: a Carnival of the Vanities for DBAs June 1st, 2007 – by Ronald Bradford Welcome to the 47th edition of Log Buffer , the weekly review of database blogs.

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My ‘hourly’ MySQL monitor script Version 0.03

I realized when I released my very crappy version of My ‘hourly’ MySQL monitor script I really should have included my standard logging. So I did that the night I wrote my original blog, but never published it.

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Using Perl with MySQL

NOTE: Problems presently exist, I’m seeking the expert help of the community and Perl Gurus I have the need to do some quick benchmarking, I use MyBench as it’s effective in being able to plug in a query, some randomness and 2 minutes later (with a correctly configured Perl/MySQL environment) you have multi-threaded load testing.

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Everything fails, Monitor Everything

From the recent [MySQL Conference][1] a number of things resonate strongly almost daily with me. These included: Guy Kawasaki – Don’t let the bozos grind you down. Boy, the bozos have ground me down this week.

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