MySQL Troubleshooting: What To Do When Queries Don't Work

Stuck with bugs, performance problems, crashes, data corruption, and puzzling output? If you€re a database programmer or DBA, they€re part of your life. The trick is knowing how to quickly recover from them. This unique, example-packed book shows you how to handle an array of vexing problems when working with MySQL.

Written by a principal technical support engineer at Oracle, MySQL Troubleshooting provides the background, tools, and expert steps for solving problems from simple to complex€"whether data you thought you inserted doesn€t turn up in a query, or the entire database is corrupt because of a server failure. With this book in hand, you€ll work with more confidence.

• Understand the source of a problem, even when the solution is simple
• Handle problems that occur when applications run in multiple threads
• Debug and fix problems caused by configuration options
• Discover how operating system tuning can affect your server
• Use troubleshooting techniques specific to replication issues
• Get a reference to additional troubleshooting techniques and tools, including third-party solutions
• Learn best practices for safe and effective troubleshooting€"and for preventing problems