Introduction
MySQL Overview, Products, Services
MySQL Services and Support
Supported Operating Services
Training Curriculum Paths
MySQL Documentation Resources
MySQL Architecture
The client/server model
Communication protocols
The SQL Layer
The Storage Layer
How the server supports storage engines
How MySQL uses memory and disk space
The MySQL plug-in interface
System Administration
Choosing between types of MySQL distributions
Installing the MySQL Server
The MySQL Server installation file structure
Starting and stopping the MySQL server
Upgrading MySQL
Running multiple MySQL servers on a single host
Server Configuration
MySQL server configuration options
System variables
SQL Modes
Available log files
Binary logging
Clients and Tools
Available clients for administrative tasks
MySQL administrative clients
The mysql command-line client
The mysqladmin command-line client
The MySQL Workbench graphical client
MySQL tools
Available APIs (drivers and connectors)
Data Types
Major categories of data types
Meaning of NULL
Column attributes
Character set usage with data types
Choosing an appropriate data type
Obtaining Metadata
Available metadata access methods
Structure of INFORMATION_SCHEMA
Using the available commands to view metadata
Differences between SHOW statements and INFORMATION_SCHEMA tables
The mysqlshow client program
Using INFORMATION_SCHEMA queries to create shell commands and SQL statements
Transactions and Locking
Using transaction control statement to run multiple SQL statements concurrently
The ACID properties of transactions
Transaction isolation levels
Using locking to protect transactions
Storage Engines
Storage engines in MySQL
InnoDB storage engine
InnoDB system and file-per-table tablespaces
NoSQL and the Memcached API
Configuring tablespaces efficiently
Using foreign keys to attain referential integrity
InnoDB locking
Features of available storage engines
Partitioning
Partitioning and its use in MySQL
Reasons for using partitioning
Types of partitioning
Creating partitioned tables
Subpartitioning
Obtaining partition metadata
Modifying partitions to improve performance
Storage Engine Support of Partitioning
User Management
Requirements for user authentication
Using SHOW PROCESSLIST to show which threads are running
Creating, modifying and dropping user accounts
Alternative authentication plugins
Requirements for user authorization
Levels of access privileges for users
Types of privileges
Granting, modifying and revoking user privileges
Security
Recognizing common security risks
Security risks specific to the MySQL installation
Security problems and counter-measures for network, operating system, filesystem and users
Protecting your data
Using SSL for secure MySQL server connections
How SSH enables a secure remote connection to the MySQL server
Finding additional information for common security issues
Table Maintenance
Types of table maintenance operations
SQL statements for table maintenance
Client and utility programs for table maintenance
Maintaining tables for other storage engines
Exporting and Importing Data
Exporting Data
Importing Data
Programming Inside MySQL
Creating and executing Stored Routines
Describing stored routine execution security
Creating and executing triggers
Creating, altering and dropping events
Event execution scheduling
MySQL Backup and Recovery
Backup basics
Types of backup
Backup tools and utilities
Making binary and text backups
Role of log and status files in backups
Data Recovery
Replication
Managing the MySQL Binary Log
MySQL replication threads and files
Setting up a MySQL Replication Environment
Designing Complex Replication Topologies
Multi-Master and Circular Replication
Performing a Controlled Switchover
Monitoring and Troubleshooting MySQL Replication
Replication with Global Transaction Identifiers (GTIDs)
Introduction to Performance Tuning
Using EXPLAIN to Analyze Queries
General Table Optimizations
Monitoring status variables that affect performance
Setting and Interpreting MySQL server Variables
Overview of Performance Schema