Deadly Sins of MySQL Operations

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False Posi8ves • Reviewing a shell script to automate backups… – Back up database – OK. – Copy external assets – OK. – Email IT admin to no,fy of backup success – OK. • The problem: the email reported success without checking if any of the commands in the script were successful.
Trust But Verify • Test that your backups are restorable! • Restore the backup to a staging/test server. – If you don’t have one, use virtual machines, or MySQL Sandbox. • Implement error detec,on and error repor,ng into your backup scripts.
Page 1 and 2: 10 Deadly Sins of MySQL Databa
Page 3: Who Changed the Config? • Data
Page 6 and 7: More Readable • Your config fi
Page 8 and 9: MySQL Opera,ons Mistakes ABANDONE
Page 10 and 11: Abandoned Experiments • Change
Page 12 and 13: Leave It Alone • Defaults are
Page 14 and 15: MySQL Opera,ons Mistakes AIMLESS
Page 16 and 17: Step 1 • Choose a measurable
Page 18 and 19: Step 3 • Research the range o
Page 20 and 21: Tools • Use pt-mext for ad ho
Page 22 and 23: MySQL Opera,ons Mistakes BRITTLE
Page 26 and 27: How to Verify? • Restore compl
Page 28 and 29: Don’t think of a backup stra
Page 31 and 32: Replica(on Dri\ Happens • Data
Page 33: Solu8ons to Prevent Data Dri\
Page 36: MySQL Opera,ons Mistakes INDEX H
Page 39 and 40: Too Many Indexes • Consumes sp
Page 41 and 42: Duplicate Indexes • MySQL allow
Page 43 and 44: Detec8ng Duplicate Indexes • My
Page 45 and 46: Unused Indexes • Consume more
Page 47 and 48: Detec8ng Unused Indexes • Use
Page 49 and 50: Clean Up Regularly • Check for
Page 52 and 53: Types of BoYlenecks Disk-‐Bou
Page 54 and 55: Measure Capacity • Disk size c
Page 56 and 57: Test Disk Health • Use smartct
Page 58 and 59: Service Interrup8ons • ALTER TAB
Page 60 and 61: Solu8ons for Upgrades • MySQL
Page 62 and 63: That was only 8 deadly sins!
Page 64 and 65: Thank You! • Please remember t

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