MySQL Tips and Tricks

Last Updated on: October 11, 2022 It does not matter how well you can write queries in MySQL; if the underlying schema is not optimized, it will slow your database performance down. This is not just removing unwanted fields, but you need to make sure that your fields are storing data with the correct size….

Last Updated on: October 11, 2022 It does not matter what data is stored in your database, you want to prevent unauthorized access. If the data is not secure, then anyone with the time and motivation can potentially access it over the internet. Once they are in your database, they can take all your data…

Last Updated on: March 13, 2011 One of the best ways to check the performance of your MySQL application is to benchmark it regularly. Put the application under as much load as you can to simulate the worst possible reasonable load and check the performance. Several functions within MySQL can help you to test your…

Last Updated on: September 15, 2022 One of the most critical tasks for a MySQL administrator is reliably backing up and restoring databases. This, of course, helps to prevent data loss in the event of a hardware failure, data corruption… or a little accident. Most modern hosting/server solutions have some kind of database backup solution…

Last Updated on: October 11, 2022 Security is an essential consideration for any computer system and MySQL is no exception to this rule. One big security problem that administrators can often overlook is obsolete accounts. These accounts were created for people who no longer use them and are big security holes waiting to be found….

Last Updated on: November 27, 2022 To get a random row from your table, you can use the following trick: This will return a single random row from myTable. Remember that you can also use a WHERE clause to narrow down the records before choosing a random one. This is a more efficient way of…