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LAMP Performance Optimizations – Volume 1


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Get a detailed introduction to the very broad topic of end-to-end performance optimization in web applications based on LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP).

Short Url: http://j.mp/EM-LAMP-opt
Presenter: Ronald Bradford
Schedule:

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MySQL Idiosyncrasies That Bite


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While MySQL is a popular and widely used database product, there are some default features and settings which can be foreign in comparison with other commercial RDBMS products such as Oracle. In this discussion, Ronald Bradford will discuss some of the MySQL defaults that are not what you may expect. These include understanding the concept of storage engines, and the default non-transactional state, how silent data truncations occur which affect your data, ideal practices for date management, and the MySQL transaction isolation options. These are all critical to clearly understand and implement correctly for data integrity and consistency. He will cover in-depth topics including SQL_MODE and the recommended best …

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Explaining the MySQL EXPLAIN


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Determining the Query Execution Plan (QEP) of an SQL statement is the primary analysis tool for DBAs. Understanding how to interpret the information from the EXPLAIN command and what additional commands and tools exist to add supplementary information are essential skills that will be used daily in production operations.

The MySQL EXPLAIN QEP is significantly different from an Oracle QEP and Oracle DBAs need to understand and learn the most appropriate way to understand and navigate this information to effective performance tune a running MySQL …

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21st century presentation technology at Percona Live

After 15 years of slide show technology, I thought that we need to change the way we do presentations. And since I am advocating radical changes, I will eat my own dog food and be the first to present a MySQL session using 3D technology.

Since watching Avatar a few years ago, I thought that using this technology would make my presentations truly amazing. However, two years ago a 3d projector was prohibitively expensive. Now, instead, it is affordable, and fits in my briefcase!

What I needed, though, was a compelling reason for using 3d vs. traditional presentations. And I found it. As I have mentioned recently, I am working with the coolest replication technology on earth. Explaining this technology is often challenging. While regular replication …

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Colorado MySQL Users Group Presentation

In addition to speaking at RMOUG event in Denver, I also spoke today in Broomfield on “Improving MySQL Performance with Better Indexes”.

This presentation included details on :

  • Effective examples of capture SQL via application logging and TCP/IP analysis necessary for identifying the best candidates. Slow is not always the best query to start with.
  • All the commands necessary to identify why you may need an index, how to create varying types of indexes, and how to confirm there true effectiveness.
  • How the number of table rows and different storage engines can greatly effect the optimization choice and query performance
  • The presentation shows how to determine/create and verify covering indexes for a single table example, a master/child example and a production 13 table …
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MySQL Security Essentials


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Default MySQL security sucks. There is no super user privilege protection, or tight filesystem security. What are the essentials for any initial MySQL installation? What is the minimum an Oracle DBA should understand and undertake for a neglected MySQL system? The MySQL privilege system provides several levels of data protection when implemented correctly, however this is rarely used. The most common user permission implementation creates several security and auditing risks? What are your MySQL user permissions, and how can developers exploit them? There are ways to secure communications within a MySQL topology, approaches to managing exposed public facing data collection via the BLACKHOLE storage engine, …

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MySQL Security Essentials Presentation

Today at the RMOUG Training Days 2012 event I gave an introduction presentation on MySQL Security Essentials covering the following topics:

  • MySQL Security defaults
  • MySQL Security Improvements
  • OS Security
  • User Privileges
  • Data Integrity
  • Installation Practices
  • Auditing Options
  • Better Security
  • Further References

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Slides of my talk on B+Tree Indexes and InnoDB

The slides of my talk on B+Tree Indexes and InnoDB are now available for download. This slide was presented during Percona Live London 2011. You can download the slides from here.
There are many other interesting and informative talks that were presented during Percona Live London 2011, and I think you should definitely check them out, if you haven't. They are available here.

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Better MySQL Security and Administration


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With the recent cyber attacks and breaches with data from large organizations including Sony, is your MySQL data safe? What are the best practices for securing and administering your MySQL environment? In this presentation we will cover the essential steps for better MySQL security. We will also cover the different installation and administration tasks necessary to ensure your data is managed.

Presenter: Ronald Bradford
Schedule: Insight Out DB Showcase. October 2011 …

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At Percona Live in London now!




I'm now in London for the Percona Live conference! Come see me at 1:30 tomorrow tuesday October 24 and hear about running databases, BIG databases, in a cloud environment. MongoDB, Sphinx, MySQL what have you, all running in a Amazon EC2 environment. Lots of data,, lots of resources, lots of disks! And lots of fun!

/Karlsson

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