MySQL Administration

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Course Description

This MySQL Administration training course teaches the configuration, security management, administration, backup and restore, and optimization of MySQL databases.

 

Class Goals:

•     Understand the MySQL Architecture
•     Learn to start and shutdown the MySQL server
•     Learn to install MySQL
•     Learn to configure MySQL components
•     Learn to use different storage engines supported in MySQL
•     Learn to secure the elements of a MySQL installation
•     Learn to maintain security of a MySQL installation via user management and access rights
•     Learn to work with the MySQL Administrator Graphical User Interface
•     Learn to perform backup and restore operations using multiple MySQL tools
•     Learn to optimize MySQL at various levels – installation, database and queries
•     Learn to perform database replication in MySQL

Course Outline

1. INTRODUCTION TO DATABASE CONCEPTS AND  MYSQL

1.     Features of a Relational Database
2.     Where does SQL Fit in?
3.     Database Access
4.     Why MySQL?
5.     The History of MySQL

2. INSTALLATION, CONFIGURATION AND UPGRADING

1.     MySQL Software
2.     MySQL Software Features
3.     Preparing to Install MySQL
4.     Available Client Software
5.     After the Download
6.     Configuring the Server
7.     Starting the Server
8.     The Initial User Accounts
9.     Verifying Server Operation
10.     Upgrading
11.     Copying a Database Between Architectures
12.     Environment Variables

3. DATABASE DESIGN

1.     Developing the Design of a Database
2.     Database Entities
3.     The Primary Key
4.     Foreign Key Relationships
5.     Data Models and Normalization
6.     Second Normal Form (2NF)
7.     Third Normal Form (3NF) and Beyond
8.     Translating a Data Model into a Database Design

4. USING THE MYSQL COMMAND-LINE TOOL

1.     Running the mysql Client
2.     Customizing the mysql Prompt
3.     mysql Commands
4.     Using the Help Command
5.     Some Useful mysql Options
6.     Working with a Database
7.     Examining Table Definitions
8.     Other SHOW Options

5. DDL: DATA DEFINITION LANGUAGE

1.     DDL and DML Overview
2.     Building Table Definitions
3.     Identifiers
4.     Column Definitions
5.     Numeric Datatypes
6.     ENUM and SET Types
7.     Date and Time Datatypes
8.     AUTO_INCREMENT
9.     UNIQUE Constraints
10.     Primary Keys
11.     Modifying Tables
12.     Foreign Keys
13.     Renaming and Dropping Tables

6. MYSQL STORAGE ENGINES

1.     Storage Engine Overview
2.     Other Storage Engine Types
3.     The Basics of Commonly Used Storage
4.     Engines
5.     MyISAM Limits and Features
6.     MyISAM Data File Format
7.     InnoDB and Hardware Limitations
8.     InnoDB Shared Tablespace
9.     Configuration
10.     InnoDB Per-Table Tablespaces
11.     InnoDB Data Management
12.     MEMORY and FEDERATED
13.     MERGE and ARCHIVE

7. UTILITIES

1.     Client Overview
2.     Specifying Options for Command-Line
3.     Clients
4.     Client Option Files
5.     Checking Tables with myisamchk and
6.     mysqlchk
7.     Using myisamchk and mysqlchk for
8.     Repairs
9.     mysqlshow and mysqlimport
10.     Using mysqldump
11.     The Query Browser
12.     MySQL Query Browser: Deeper
13.     MySQL Administrator: Basic
14.     Operations
15.     MySQL Administrator: Monitoring the
16.     Server and User Administration
17.     Third Party Tools

8. ADMINISTERING A DATABASE AND USERS

1.     The Server-Side Programs
2.     Starting the MySQL Server
3.     Using SET for Server Options
4.     Table Management
5.     Server Log Files
6.     mysqladmin
7.     Backup and Restore
8.     Miscellaneous Functions
9.     User Account Management
10.     Understanding User Privileges
11.     User Account Rights Management
12.     User Account Privileges
13.     Managing Access to the Database
14.     Environment

9. DATABASE PROGRAMMABILITY

1.     Stored Routines: Basic Concepts
2.     Routine Creation and Use
3.     Flow Control Statement
4.     Writing Blocks of Code
5.     Triggers
6.     Stored Routines, Triggers, and the
7.     Binary Log
8.     Table HANDLERs
9.     Prepared Statements

10. OPTIMIZATION AND PERFORMANCE

1.     Tuning
2.     Hardware Limitations
3.     Optimizing the MySQL Server’s
4.     Interaction with the External
5.     World
6.     Adjusting the MySQL Server
7.     Configuration
8.     Optimizing Your Database
9.     Optimizing Queries
10.     The Use of Indexes to Support Queries
11.     Thinking about JOIN Queries
12.     Query Sorts, Indexes, and ShortCircuiting
13.     INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, and
14.     Table Locks
15.     Some General Optimizations
16.     Optimizations Specific to MyISAM
17.     Optimizations Specific to InnoDB

11. MYSQL PROGRAMMING INTERFACES

1.     Database Application Architectures
2.     Connecting MySQL to ODBC
3.     Connecting MySQL to MS/Office and
4.     MS/Access
5.     Connecting to MySQL from Perl
6.     Programming Perl to MySQL
7.     Connecting to MySQL from PHP
8.     Programming PHP to MySQL

Learning Path

There are a number of options of suitable follow-on courses, depending on your business needs. Please Contact Us for further details.

Ways to Attend

• Attend a public course, if there is one available. Please check our Schedule, or Register Your Interest in joining a course in your area.
• Private onsite Team training also available, please Contact Us to discuss. We can customise this course to suit your business requirements.