MySQL for Database

Administrators

Student Guide - Volume I

D61762GC30
Edition 3.0
March 2013
D81028
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Contents

1 Introduction to MySQL
Course Goals 1-2
Course Lesson Map 1-5
Introductions 1-8
Classroom Environment 1-9
MySQL Is Everywhere 1-10
Why MySQL Makes Sense for Oracle 1-11
MySQL Is Powering the World 1-12
MySQL Database Server Editions 1-13
MySQL Enterprise Edition 1-14
MySQL Connectors and APIs 1-15
MySQL Services 1-16
Community Support 1-17
Oracle Premier Support for MySQL 1-18
MySQL-Supported Operating Systems 1-19
MySQL Websites 1-20
MySQL Curriculum Footprint 1-21
MySQL Certification 1-22
MySQL Online Documentation 1-23
Example Databases 1-24
Summary 1-25

2 Architecture
Objectives 2-2
MySQL Architecture 2-3
Client Programs 2-4
Administrative and Utility Programs 2-5
MySQL Server 2-6
Server Process 2-7
Connection Layer 2-8
Communication Protocols 2-9
SQL Layer 2-10
SQL Statement Processing 2-11
Storage Layer 2-12
Storage Engine: Overview 2-13

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 Features Dependent on Storage Engine 2-14
How MySQL Uses Disk Space 2-15
How MySQL Uses Memory 2-17
Memory Structures 2-18
MySQL Plugin Interface 2-20
Summary 2-21
Practice 2-1 Overview: Quiz 2-22

3 System Administration
Objectives 3-2
MySQL Server Distributions 3-3
MySQL Binary Distributions 3-4
MySQL Source Distributions 3-5
MySQL RPM Installation Files for Linux 3-6
Linux MySQL RPM Installation Process 3-7
Linux MySQL Server Installation Directories 3-8
Starting the MySQL Server on Linux 3-9
Stopping the MySQL Server on Linux 3-10
Improving Installation Security 3-11
Windows MySQL Server Installation Directory 3-12
Running MySQL on Windows 3-13
Data Directory 3-14
MySQL Server Releases 3-15
Checking Upgraded Tables 3-16
Employing Multiple Servers 3-17
Multiple Server Options 3-18
Summary 3-19
Practice 3-1 Overview: Installing the MySQL Server 3-20
Practice 3-2 Overview: MySQL Data Directory 3-21
Practice 3-3 Overview: Starting and Stopping the MySQL Server 3-22

4 Server Configuration
Objectives 4-2
MySQL Configuration Options 4-3
Reasons to Use Option Files 4-4
Option File Groups 4-5
Writing an Option File 4-6
Option File Locations 4-7
Startup Options in an Option File 4-8
Sample Option Files 4-9
Displaying Options from Option Files 4-10

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 Obscuring Authentication Options 4-11
Login Paths 4-12
Server System Variables 4-13
Dynamic System Variables 4-14
Displaying Dynamic System Variables 4-15
Structured System Variables 4-16
Server Status Variables 4-17
SQL Modes 4-18
Setting the SQL Mode 4-19
Common SQL Modes 4-20
Log Files 4-21
Log File Usage Matrix 4-22
Binary Logging 4-24
Binary Logging Formats 4-25
List Binary Log Files 4-26
View Binary Log Contents 4-27
Deleting Binary Logs 4-29
Configuring Enterprise Audit 4-30
Audit Log File 4-31
Summary 4-32
Practice 4-1 Overview: Quiz 4-33
Practice 4-2 Overview: Editing and Creating a Configuration File 4-34
Practice 4-3 Overview: Additional Practice – Server Configuration 4-35

5 Clients and Tools

Objectives 5-2
Command-Line Client Programs 5-3
Invoking Command-Line Clients 5-4
Connection Parameter Options 5-5
Quiz 5-6
Invoking mysql Client 5-7
mysql Client: Safe Updates 5-8
mysql Client: Output Formats 5-9
mysql Client: MySQL Client Commands 5-10
mysql Client: SQL Statements 5-11
mysql Client: Help on SQL Statements 5-12
mysql Client: SQL Statement Terminators 5-13
mysql Client: Special Statement Terminators 5-14
mysql Client: Redefining the Prompt 5-15
mysql Client: Using Script Files 5-16
mysqladmin Client 5-17

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 Invoking the mysqladmin Client 5-18
Quiz 5-20
MySQL Tools 5-21
MySQL Enterprise Monitor 5-22
MySQL Enterprise Monitor: Dashboard 5-23
MySQL Enterprise Monitor: Access 5-24
MySQL Workbench 5-25
MySQL Workbench: GUI Window 5-26
MySQL Workbench: Access 5-27
MySQL Proxy 5-28
MySQL Connectors 5-29
Third-Party APIs 5-30
Quiz 5-31
Summary 5-32
Practice 5-1 Overview: Invoking the mysql Client 5-33
Practice 5-2 Overview: Invoking the mysqladmin Client 5-34
Practice 5-3 Overview: Viewing the MySQL Enterprise Monitor Demos 5-35
Practice 5-4 Overview: Performing System Administration Tasks with MySQL
Workbench 5-36

6 Data Types
Objectives 6-2
Data Types: Overview 6-3
Creating Tables with Data Types 6-4
Numeric Data Types 6-5
Character String Data Types 6-7
Character Set and Collation Support 6-9
Binary String Data Types 6-10
Temporal Data Types 6-12
Spatial Data Types 6-13
Setting Data Types to NULL 6-14
Creating Tables with Column Attributes 6-15
Column Attributes 6-16
Choosing Data Types 6-18
Summary 6-19
Practice 6-1 Overview: Quiz – MySQL Data Types 6-20
Practice 6-2 Overview: Setting a Data Type 6-21

7 Obtaining Metadata
Objectives 7-2
Metadata Access Methods 7-3

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 INFORMATION_SCHEMA Database 7-4
INFORMATION_SCHEMA Tables 7-5
INFORMATION_SCHEMA Table Columns 7-7
Using SELECT with INFORMATION_SCHEMA 7-8
INFORMATION_SCHEMA Examples 7-9
Creating Shell Commands with INFORMATION_SCHEMA Tables 7-10
Creating SQL Statements with INFORMATION_SCHEMA Tables 7-11
MySQL-Supported SHOW Statements 7-12
SHOW Statement Examples 7-13
Additional SHOW Statement Examples 7-14
DESCRIBE Statement 7-15
mysqlshow Client 7-16
mysqlshow Examples 7-17
Summary 7-18
Practice 7-1 Overview: Obtaining Metadata by Using
INFORMATION_SCHEMA 7-19
Practice 7-2 Overview: Obtaining Metadata by Using SHOW and DESCRIBE 7-20
Practice 7-3 Overview: Obtaining Metadata by Using mysqlshow 7-21

8 Transactions and Locking

Objectives 8-2
Transactions 8-3
Transaction Diagram 8-4
ACID 8-5
Transaction SQL Control Statements 8-6
SQL Control Statements Flow: Example 8-7
AUTOCOMMIT Mode 8-8
Implicit Commit 8-9
Transactional Storage Engines 8-10
Transaction Isolation Problems 8-11
Isolation Levels 8-12
Isolation Level Problems 8-13
Setting the Isolation Level 8-14
Global Isolation Level 8-15
Transaction Example: Isolation 8-16
Locking Concepts 8-18
Explicit Row Locks 8-19
Deadlocks 8-20
Transaction Example: Deadlock 8-22
Implicit Locks 8-23
Summary 8-24

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 Practice 8-1 Overview: Quiz – Transactions and Locking 8-25
Practice 8-2 Overview: Using Transaction Control Statements 8-26
Practice 8-3 Overview: Additional Practice with Transactions and Locking 8-27

9 Storage Engines
Objectives 9-2
Storage Engines and MySQL 9-3
Available Storage Engines 9-4
InnoDB Storage Engine 9-5
InnoDB as Default Storage Engine 9-6
InnoDB Features 9-7
Displaying the Storage Engine Setting 9-8
Setting the Storage Engine 9-9
Converting Existing Tables to InnoDB 9-10
InnoDB System Tablespace 9-11
Data Tablespaces 9-12
Tablespace Directory Structure 9-13
Shared Tablespace Configuration 9-14
Log Files and Buffers: Diagram 9-15
Configuring Buffer Pools for Performance 9-17
NoSQL and the memcached API 9-18
Configuring memcached 9-19
Key/Value Data 9-20
Using NoSQL with MySQL Databases 9-21
Referential Integrity 9-22
Multi-Versioning 9-23
Locking 9-24
Next-Key Locking 9-25
Consistent Non-Locking Reads 9-26
Reduce Deadlocks 9-27
Foreign Key Locking 9-28
MyISAM Storage Engine 9-29
MEMORY Storage Engine 9-30
ARCHIVE Storage Engine 9-31
BLACKHOLE Storage Engine 9-32
Summary 9-33
Practice 9-1 Overview: Quiz – InnoDB Storage Engine 9-34
Practice 9-2 Overview: Setting and Confirming InnoDB Settings 9-35

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10 Partitioning
Objectives 10-2
Partitioning 10-3
Partitioning Analogy 10-4
MySQL-Specific Partitioning 10-5
Partitioning Types 10-6
Partitioning Support 10-7
Improving Performance with Partitioning 10-8
Improving Performance with Partitioning: Pruning 10-9
Performance Challenges with Partitioning 10-10
Basic Partition Syntax 10-11
RANGE Partitioning 10-12
LIST Partitioning 10-13
HASH Partitioning 10-14
KEY Partitioning 10-15
Subpartitioning 10-16
Obtaining Partition Information 10-17
Obtaining Partition Information: SHOW CREATE TABLE 10-18
Obtaining Partition Information: SHOW TABLE STATUS 10-19
Obtaining Partition Information: INFORMATION_SCHEMA 10-20
Obtaining Partition Information: EXPLAIN PARTITIONS 10-21
Altering a Partition 10-22
Redefining the Partitioning Type 10-23
Exchanging Partitions 10-24
Dropping Partitions 10-25
Issues with Using DROP PARTITION 10-26
Removing Partitioning 10-27
Performance Effects of Altering a Partition 10-28
Quiz 10-29
Partitioning: Storage Engine Features 10-30
Partitioning and Locking 10-31
Partitioning Limitations 10-32
Partition Expression Limitations 10-33
Summary 10-34
Practice 10-1 Overview: Quiz – MySQL Partitioning 10-35
Practice 10-2 Overview: Creating and Modifying a Partitioned Table 10-36
Practice 10-3 Overview: Removing Partitions from a Table 10-37

11 User Management
Objectives 11-2
Importance of User Management 11-3

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 User Account Verification 11-4
View User Account Settings 11-5
Native Authentication 11-7
Creating a User Account 11-8
Host Name Patterns 11-9
Setting the Account Password 11-11
Confirming Passwords 11-12
Manipulating User Accounts 11-13
Pluggable Authentication 11-14
Client-Side Cleartext Authentication Plugin 11-15
Loadable Authentication Plugins 11-16
PAM Authentication Plugin 11-17
Authorization 11-19
Determining Appropriate User Privileges 11-20
Granting Administrative Privileges 11-21
GRANT Statement 11-22
Display GRANT Privileges 11-23
User Privilege Restrictions 11-24
Grant Tables 11-25
Use of Grant Tables 11-26
Effecting Privilege Changes 11-27
Revoking Account Privileges 11-28
SHOW PROCESSLIST 11-29
Disabling Client Access Control 11-30
Setting Account Resource Limits 11-31
Summary 11-32
Practice 11-1 Overview: Quiz – MySQL User Management 11-33
Practice 11-2 Overview: Creating, Verifying, and Dropping a User 11-34
Practice 11-3 Overview: Setting Up a User for the world_innodb Database 11-35
Practice 11-4 Overview: Using the PAM Authentication Plugin 11-36
Practice 11-5 Overview: Additional Practice 11-37

12 Security
Objectives 12-2
Security Risks 12-3
MySQL Installation Security Risks 12-4
Network Security 12-5
Password Security 12-6
Operating System Security 12-7
File System Security 12-8
Protect Your Data 12-9

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 Using Secure Connections 12-10
SSL Protocol 12-11
Using SSL with the MySQL Server 12-12
Starting the MySQL Server with SSL 12-13
Requiring SSL-Encrypted Connections 12-14
Checking SSL Status 12-15
Advantages and Disadvantages of Using SSL 12-16
Secure Remote Connection to MySQL 12-17
MySQL Security FAQ 12-18
Summary 12-19
Practice 12-1 Overview: Quiz – MySQL Security 12-20
Practice 12-2 Overview: Determining the Status of SSL Connectivity 12-21
Practice 12-3 Overview: Enabling MySQL for SSL Connections 12-22

13 Table Maintenance
Objectives 13-2
Implementation of Table Maintenance 13-3
SQL for Table Maintenance Operations 13-4
ANALYZE TABLE Statement 13-5
CHECK TABLE Statement 13-7
CHECKSUM TABLE Statement 13-9
OPTIMIZE TABLE Statement 13-11
REPAIR TABLE Statement 13-13
mysqlcheck Client Program 13-15
myisamchk Utility 13-17
Options for mysqlcheck and myisamchk 13-18
InnoDB Table Maintenance 13-20
MyISAM Table Maintenance 13-21
MEMORY Table Maintenance 13-23
ARCHIVE Table Maintenance 13-24
Summary 13-25
Practice 13-1 Overview: Quiz – Table Maintenance 13-26
Practice 13-2 Overview: Using Table Maintenance SQL Statements 13-27
Practice 13-3 Overview: Using Table Maintenance Utilities 13-28

14 Exporting and Importing Data

Objectives 14-2
Exporting and Importing Data 14-3
Exporting Data by Using SELECT with INTO OUTFILE 14-4
Using Data File Format Specifiers 14-5
Escape Sequences 14-6

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 Importing Data by Using LOAD DATA INFILE 14-7
Skipping or Transforming Input Data 14-8
Duplicate Records 14-9
Summary 14-11
Practice 14-1 Overview: Exporting MySQL Data 14-12
Practice 14-2 Overview: Importing Data 14-13

15 Programming Inside MySQL

Objectives 15-2
Stored Routines 15-3
Uses of Stored Routines 15-4
Stored Routines: Issues 15-5
Executing Stored Routines 15-6
Stored Procedure: Example 15-7
Stored Function: Example 15-8
Examine Stored Routines 15-10
Stored Routines and Execution Security 15-12
Quiz 15-13
Triggers 15-14
Create Triggers 15-15
Trigger Events 15-16
Trigger Error Handling 15-17
Examining Triggers 15-18
Dropping Triggers 15-19
Restrictions on Triggers 15-20
Trigger Privileges 15-21
Quiz 15-22
Events 15-23
Schedule 15-25
Event Scheduler and Privileges 15-27
Event Execution Privileges 15-28
Examining Events 15-29
Dropping Events 15-30
Quiz 15-31
SIGNAL and RESIGNAL 15-32
Summary 15-33
Practice 15-1 Overview: Creating Stored Routines 15-34
Practice 15-2 Overview: Reviewing Stored Routines 15-35
Practice 15-3 Overview: Creating a Trigger 15-36
Practice 15-4 Overview: Creating and Testing an Event 15-37

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16 MySQL Backup and Recovery
Objectives 16-2
Backup Basics 16-3
Backups with MySQL 16-7
Quiz 16-8
Logical (Textual) Backups 16-9
Physical (Raw or Binary) Backups 16-11
Snapshot-Based Backups 16-12
Replication-Based Backups 16-13
Quiz 16-14
Binary Logging and Incremental Backups 16-15
Backup Tools: Overview 16-16
MySQL Enterprise Backup 16-18
mysqlbackup 16-20
Restoring a Backup with mysqlbackup 16-21
mysqlbackup Single-File Backups 16-22
Restoring mysqlbackup Single-File Backups 16-23
Quiz 16-24
mysqlhotcopy 16-25
Raw InnoDB Backups 16-26
Raw MyISAM and ARCHIVE Backups 16-27
LVM Snapshots 16-28
Raw Binary Portability 16-30
mysqldump 16-31
Consistency with mysqldump 16-32
mysqldump Output Format Options 16-33
Restoring mysqldump Backups 16-34
Quiz 16-36
Backing Up Log and Status Files 16-37
Replication as an Aid to Backup 16-38
Comparing Backup Methods 16-39
Backup Strategy 16-40
Processing Binary Log Contents 16-41
Quiz 16-43
Summary 16-44
Practice 16-1 Overview: Quiz – Introduction to Backups 16-45
Practice 16-2 Overview: MySQL Enterprise Backup 16-46
Practice 16-3 Overview: mysqldump 16-47
Practice 16-4 Overview: Backup and Recovery Using LVM Snapshots and the Binary
Log 16-48

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17 Replication
Objectives 17-2
MySQL Replication 17-3
Replication Masters and Slaves 17-4
Complex Topologies 17-5
Replication Use Cases 17-7
Replication for High Availability 17-8
Configuring Replication 17-9
CHANGE MASTER TO 17-10
Failover with Log Coordinates 17-11
Global Transaction Identifiers (GTIDs) 17-12
Replication with GTIDs 17-14
Failover with GTIDs 17-15
Replication Filtering Rules 17-16
MySQL Utilities 17-17
MySQL Utilities for Replication 17-18
Asynchronous Replication 17-20
Semisynchronous Replication 17-21
Quiz 17-23
Review of Binary Logging 17-24
Replication Logs 17-25
Crash-Safe Replication 17-26
Replication Threads 17-27
Controlling Slave Threads 17-29
Monitoring Replication 17-30
Replication Slave I/O Thread States 17-32
Replication Slave SQL Thread States 17-34
Troubleshooting MySQL Replication 17-35
Summary 17-38
Practice 17-1 Overview: Quiz – Replication 17-39
Practice 17-2 Overview: Configuring Replication 17-40
Practice 17-3 Overview: Adding a New Slave 17-41
Practice 17-4 Overview: Enabling GTID and Configuring Circular Replication 17-42
Practice 17-5 Overview: Using MySQL Utilities and Performing a Failover 17-43

18 Introduction to Performance Tuning

Objectives 18-2
Factors That Affect Performance 18-3
Monitoring 18-4
Performance Schema 18-5
Instruments, Instances, Events, and Consumers 18-6

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 General Database Optimizations 18-8
PROCEDURE ANALYSE 18-10
EXPLAIN 18-11
EXPLAIN Formats 18-13
Examining Server Status 18-14
Top Status Variables 18-15
Tuning System Variables 18-17
Top Server System Variables 18-19
Preparing for Tuning 18-21
Tuning in Practice 18-22
Tuning Example: Sort Buffer Size 18-23
Summary 18-24
Practice 18-1 Overview: Quiz – Introduction to Performance Tuning 18-25
Practice 18-2 Overview: EXPLAIN 18-26
Practice 18-3 Overview: PROCEDURE ANALYSE 18-27

19 Conclusion
Course Goals 19-2
MySQL Curriculum Footprint 19-5
MySQL Resources 19-6
We Need Your Evaluation 19-7
Thank You 19-8
Q&A Session 19-9

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