My.cnf
Updating MySQL on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS to MySQL 5.6
The Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS release only provides MySQL 5.1 and MySQL 5.5 using the default Ubuntu package manager. Oracle (owners of the MySQL(tm)) now provide Debian/Ubuntu APT repositories for all GA and DMR versions of MySQL including supporting Ubuntu 12.
Read moreDynamic recreation of InnoDB redo logs
MySQL 5.6 will now automatically recreate the InnoDB redo log files during a MySQL restart if the size (or number) of these logs changes, i.e. a change to innodb_log_file_size. See Changing the Number or Size of InnoDB Log Files which states “If InnoDB detects that the innodb_log_file_size differs from the redo log file size, it will write a log checkpoint, close and remove the old log files, create new log files at the requested size, and open the new log files.
Read moreMySQL Admin 101 for System Admins – key_buffer_size
As discussed in my presentation to NYLUG , I wanted to provide system administrations with some really quick analysis and performance fixes if you had limited knowledge of MySQL. One of the most important things with MySQL is to tune memory properly.
Read moreFree advice on your my.cnf
Today, while on IRC in #pentaho I came across a discussion and a published my.cnf. In this configuration I found some grossly incorrect values for per session buffers (see below).
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