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Quick Start with MySQL Advanced

Production-ready compilation flags and build commands

Performance Tuning: QUICK START (5s)

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SELECT * FROM sys.schema_unused_indexes;

List of indexes hurting write performance. Learn more in 'how to optimize mysql queries' section

⚡ 5s Setup

When to Use MySQL Advanced

Decision matrix per scegliere la tecnologia giusta

IDEAL USE CASES

High-availability systems requiring Galera Cluster or Group Replication
Optimizing sub-second queries on terabyte-scale datasets
Designing multi-tenant architectures with sharding and partitioning

AVOID FOR

Simple blog backends (overkill, stick to basic setup)
Unstructured data lakes (use Hadoop/Spark/Snowflake)
Graph-heavy traversal relationships (use Neo4j)

Core Concepts of MySQL Advanced

Production-ready compilation flags and build commands

InnoDB Internals: MVCC Architecture

Multi-Version Concurrency Control for non-blocking reads. See 'innodb buffer pool optimization' below

⚠️ Common Error

Long transactions holding undo logs

✓ Solution

Commit frequently, monitor history list length

+Concurrency

Replication & Clustering: HA Topologies

GTID-based replication vs Galera

99.999% Uptime

Advanced SQL Queries: Recursive CTEs

Traversing hierarchical data natively

10x faster than app-side loops

Security Hardening: Encryption at Rest

TDE (Transparent Data Encryption) implementation

⚠️ Common Error

Keyring file permissions

✓ Solution

Strict chown/chmod on keyring

Compliance

mysql partitioning vs sharding: Scaling Strategy

Horizontal scaling approaches

Unlimited Growth

MySQL Advanced Code Snippets

Copy-paste ready code blocks with real-world use cases

SQL

Check Replication Lag (GTID)

SELECT * FROM performance_schema.replication_applier_status_by_worker;

Output

Worker thread status

SQL

Analyze InnoDB Buffer Pool

SELECT table_name, row_count, data_size FROM information_schema.innodb_buffer_page GROUP BY table_name ORDER BY data_size DESC LIMIT 10;

Output

Top memory consumers

SQL

Kill Blocking Query (Smart)

SELECT CONCAT('KILL ', id, ';') FROM information_schema.processlist WHERE time > 60 AND command = 'Query';

Output

Kill commands

SQL

Online Schema Change (Native)

ALTER TABLE large_table ADD COLUMN new_col INT, ALGORITHM=INSTANT;

Output

Zero downtime alert

SQL

JSON Table Function

SELECT * FROM JSON_TABLE(@json, '$[*]' COLUMNS(id INT PATH '$.id', name VARCHAR(50) PATH '$.name')) as jt;

Output

Relational view of JSON

SQL

Window Function Rank

SELECT id, val, RANK() OVER (PARTITION BY cat ORDER BY val DESC) as rank_val FROM metrics;

Output

Ranked results

SQL

Profile Query execution

SET profiling = 1; RUN QUERY; SHOW PROFILES; SHOW PROFILE FOR QUERY 1;

Output

CPU/IO breakdown

SQL

Show Engine Status

SHOW ENGINE INNODB STATUS\G

Output

Semaphores & Locks

SQL

Binlog Extraction

mysqlbinlog --start-datetime='2025-01-01 00:00:00' --stop-datetime='2025-01-01 01:00:00' /var/lib/mysql/binlog.000001 > restore.sql

Output

SQL statements

SQL

Change Master (GTID)

CHANGE MASTER TO MASTER_HOST='10.0.0.2', MASTER_USER='repl', MASTER_PASSWORD='pwd', MASTER_AUTO_POSITION=1;

Output

Slave configured

SQL

Create Partitioned Table

CREATE TABLE logs (id INT, log_date DATE) PARTITION BY RANGE (YEAR(log_date)) (PARTITION p2024 VALUES LESS THAN (2025), PARTITION p2025 VALUES LESS THAN (2026));

Output

Partitioned table

SQL

Performance Schema Wait Analysis

SELECT event_name, timer_wait FROM performance_schema.events_waits_current ORDER BY timer_wait DESC LIMIT 5;

Output

Bottleneck events

SQL

Flush Dirty Pages

SET GLOBAL innodb_max_dirty_pages_pct = 0;

Output

Triggers IO

SQL

CTE Recursive Date Generation

WITH RECURSIVE dates AS (SELECT '2025-01-01' as dt UNION ALL SELECT dt + INTERVAL 1 DAY FROM dates WHERE dt < '2025-01-31') SELECT * FROM dates;

Output

Calendar table

SQL

Index Merge Hint

SELECT /*+ INDEX_MERGE(t1 idx_a, idx_b) */ * FROM t1 WHERE a=1 OR b=1;

Output

Optimized plan

SQL

Check Thread Pool

SHOW STATUS LIKE 'Threadpool%';

Output

Active groups/threads

Mastering MySQL Advanced Commands

Production-ready compilation flags and build commands

innodb_buffer_pool_size

Memory Allocated

Full Syntax

SET GLOBAL innodb_buffer_pool_size = 8G;

Default128M

Alternative70-80% of RAM

Caveat

⚠️ Requires Restart (mostly)

innodb_flush_log_at_trx_commit

IO Pattern Changed

Full Syntax

SET GLOBAL ... = 1;

Default1 (Safe)

Alternative2 for Write Performance

Caveat

⚠️ 0 or 2 risks data loss

sync_binlog

Disk Sync

Full Syntax

SET GLOBAL sync_binlog = 1;

Default1

Alternative0 (Faster, unsafe)

Caveat

⚠️ High IO overhead

long_query_time

Log Threshold

Full Syntax

SET GLOBAL long_query_time = 0.5;

Default10s

Alternative0 (Log all)

Caveat

⚠️ Fills logs fast

max_connections

Capacity limit

Full Syntax

SET GLOBAL max_connections = 1000;

Default151

AlternativeThread Pool

Caveat

⚠️ Check RAM limits

GTID_MODE

Replication Mode

Full Syntax

SET GLOBAL gtid_mode = ON;

DefaultOFF

AlternativeClassic Pos

Caveat

⚠️ Complex migration

transaction_isolation

Locking strategy

Full Syntax

SET SESSION transaction_isolation = 'READ-COMMITTED';

DefaultREPEATABLE-READ

AlternativeSERIALIZABLE

Caveat

⚠️ Phantom reads possible

innodb_io_capacity

IOPS budget

Full Syntax

SET GLOBAL innodb_io_capacity = 2000;

Default200

AlternativeMax capacity

Caveat

⚠️ Match SSD specs

optimizer_switch

Query Plan Logic

Full Syntax

SET optimizer_switch='index_merge=on';

DefaultDefaults

AlternativeHints

Caveat

⚠️ Can degrade perf

slow_query_log

Logging Active

Full Syntax

SET GLOBAL slow_query_log = 'ON';

DefaultOFF

AlternativePerformance Schema

Caveat

⚠️ Disk space

Production Examples in MySQL Advanced

Real-world applications with measured performance metrics

mysql group replication tutorial: Setup

Auto-failover enabled

Bootstrap a multi-master cluster

Build Command

SET GLOBAL group_replication_bootstrap_group=ON; START GROUP_REPLICATION; SET GLOBAL group_replication_bootstrap_group=OFF;

✅ Cluster Primary Active

Efficient Pagination for Millions of Rows

Zero OFFSET penalty

Keyset pagination strategy

Build Command

SELECT * FROM orders WHERE id < 999999 ORDER BY id DESC LIMIT 50;

✅ <10ms response

Lateral Join for Top-N Per Category

Single pass scan

Advanced SQL 8.0 feature

Build Command

SELECT * FROM categories c, LATERAL (SELECT * FROM products p WHERE p.cat_id = c.id ORDER BY sales DESC LIMIT 3) top_products;

✅ Complex report

Recursive CTE for Graph Traversal

Relational graph query

Finding friend-of-friends

Build Command

WITH RECURSIVE friends_chain AS (SELECT friend_id FROM friends WHERE user_id=1 UNION SELECT f.friend_id FROM friends f JOIN friends_chain fc ON f.user_id = fc.friend_id) SELECT * FROM friends_chain;

✅ Graph depth resolved

Full-Text Search with N-Grams

Search capability

CJK character search

Build Command

CREATE FULLTEXT INDEX ft_idx ON articles(content) WITH PARSER ngram; SELECT * FROM articles WHERE MATCH(content) AGAINST('数据库' IN BOOLEAN MODE);

✅ Tokenized matches

Sharding via ProxySQL Query Rules

Transparent sharding

Routing traffic based on user ID

Build Command

INSERT INTO mysql_query_rules (rule_id, match_pattern, destination_hostgroup) VALUES (1, '^SELECT.*user_id=[0-9]+', 10);

✅ Traffic routed

Common Production Fixes for MySQL Advanced

Production-tested solutions for common errors (2500+ cases resolved)

Error 1213: Deadlock found when trying to get lock

High (Concurrency)

Context

Interleaved transactions on same rows

Production Fix

Reorder statements to canonical order across apps, or keep transactions small

Verification✅ ✅ SHOW ENGINE INNODB STATUS

Status

Production-tested solution

Error 1236: Could not find first log file name in binary log index

Medium (Replication)

Context

Slave requests purged binlog

Production Fix

Restore from backup or point slave to newer binlog if data allows

Verification✅ ✅ Slave IO Running: Yes

Status

Production-tested solution

OS Error 24: Too many open files

Medium (Scale)

Context

Table_open_cache > ulimit

Production Fix

Increase systemd LimitNOFILE and innodb_open_files

Verification✅ ✅ Uptime maintained

Status

Production-tested solution

Semi-sync replication timeout

Low (Net issues)

Context

Network partition between master/slave

Production Fix

Increase rpl_semi_sync_master_timeout or fix network latency

Verification✅ ✅ ACK received

Status

Production-tested solution

Temp table full (disk)

High (Bad Queries)

Context

Complex GROUP BY spilling to disk

Production Fix

Optimize query, increase tmp_table_size (RAM), or mount faster tmpdir

Verification✅ ✅ Created_tmp_disk_tables drops

Status

Production-tested solution

MySQL Advanced Common Pitfalls & Fixes

UUID as Primary Key
Frequency: High
Cause: Random insertion causes page splitting
Schema Design
Avg fix time
Fix
Use UUID_TO_BIN(..., 1) for sequential UUIDs
✓ ✅ Low Fragmentation
Offset Pagination
Frequency: Very High
Cause: OFFSET 1000000 reads 1M rows
Dev
Avg fix time
Fix
Use Keyset/Seek method (WHERE id < last_id)
✓ ✅ Constant Time
Implicit Casting
Frequency: Medium
Cause: VARCHAR index vs INT in WHERE
Dev
Avg fix time
Fix
Ensure types match exactly
✓ ✅ Index Usage
Default 10s Connect Timeout
Frequency: Medium
Cause: App threads pile up on net issues
Config
Avg fix time
Fix
Lower connect_timeout to 1-2s
✓ ✅ Fail fast
Select * on BLOBs
Frequency: Medium
Cause: Fetching heavy columns unnecessarily
Refactor
Avg fix time
Fix
Vertical partitioning (move BLOBs to separate table)
✓ ✅ Faster Scans
MyISAM System Tables
Frequency: Legacy
Cause: Slow ACL checks
Upgrade
Avg fix time
Fix
MySQL 8.0 uses InnoDB for system tables
✓ ✅ Atomic ACL
Ignoring Warnings on Alter
Frequency: High
Cause: Data truncation
Ops
Avg fix time
Fix
Always check SHOW WARNINGS
✓ ✅ Data Integrity
Oversized Buffer Pool
Frequency: Medium
Cause: Swapping to disk
Config
Avg fix time
Fix
Leave 10-20% RAM for OS
✓ ✅ Stable RAM
Using OR instead of UNION
Frequency: High
Cause: Index merge is rare/slow
Dev
Avg fix time
Fix
UNION ALL for separate indexes
✓ ✅ Optimized Plan
Binlog Format STATEMENT
Frequency: Legacy
Cause: Non-deterministic replication drift
Config
Avg fix time
Fix
Use ROW or MIXED
✓ ✅ Consistency

MySQL Advanced Troubleshooting Guide

Common MySQL Advanced errors with root cause analysis and verified fixes

Replication lag > 1000s

Symptom

Stale data

Root Cause

Single threaded slave vs Multi-threaded master

Fix

slave_parallel_workers > 0 and slave_preserve_commit_order=1

Verification

✓Lag drops

WSREP has not yet prepared node for application use

Symptom

Galera node rejects queries

Root Cause

IST/SST sync in progress

Fix

Wait for sync or check donor connectivity

Verification

✓Node State: Synced

InnoDB: page_cleaner: 1000ms intended loop took...

Symptom

IO saturation

Root Cause

Disk cannot keep up with flushing

Fix

Lower innodb_io_capacity or innodb_max_dirty_pages_pct

Verification

✓Log quiet

Got an error reading communication packets

Symptom

Aborted connections

Root Cause

Network MTU mismatch or timeout

Fix

Sync MTU sizes, check max_allowed_packet

Verification

✓Aborted_clients stable

Index corrupt

Symptom

Crash / Wrong data

Root Cause

Hardware failure

Fix

CHECK TABLE ... EXTENDED; OPTIMIZE TABLE ...

Verification

✓Status OK

Host is blocked

Symptom

Connect fail

Root Cause

Too many connection errors

Fix

FLUSH HOSTS; Increase max_connect_errors

Verification

✓Connect OK

Table is read only

Symptom

Write fail

Root Cause

Server set to read_only (slave mode?)

Fix

SET GLOBAL read_only = 0 (if promoted to master)

Verification

✓Write OK

Thread pool full

Symptom

Latency spikes

Root Cause

All thread groups busy

Fix

Tune thread_pool_size to match CPU cores

Verification

✓Throughput stable

Binlog full disk

Symptom

Crash

Root Cause

No expiration set

Fix

expire_logs_days / binlog_expire_logs_seconds

Verification

✓Disk reclaimed

Out of Memory (OOM Killer)

Symptom

MySQL process disappears

Root Cause

Buffers > Physical RAM

Fix

Adjust innodb_buffer_pool_size + connection overhead

Verification

✓Uptime > 1 day

Elite Pro Hacks For MySQL Advanced

Advanced performance tips and optimizations for MySQL Advanced

Histogram Statistics

Code

ANALYZE TABLE users UPDATE HISTOGRAM ON status WITH 1024 BUCKETS;

ImprovementBetter execution plans

Caveat

⚠️ Non-indexed columns

Resource Groups (8.0)

Code

CREATE RESOURCE GROUP BatchIO TYPE=USER VCPU=0-1; SET RESOURCE GROUP BatchIO;

ImprovementCPU Pinning

Caveat

⚠️ Linux only

Generated Columns for JSON Indexing

Code

ALTER TABLE events ADD COLUMN user_id INT AS (data->>'$.id') STORED, ADD INDEX (user_id);

ImprovementIndex JSON fields

Caveat

⚠️ Storage overhead

Transportable Tablespaces

Code

FLUSH TABLES t1 FOR EXPORT; -- Copy .ibd file

ImprovementInstant massive data move

Caveat

⚠️ Same page size required

Innodb Doublewrite Disable

Code

innodb_doublewrite = 0 (on atomic write FS like ZFS/FusionIO)

Improvement50% less write IO

Caveat

⚠️ Data corruption risk if FS not atomic

MySQL Advanced Production Workflows

Complete CI/CD pipelines from prototype to production deployment for MySQL Advanced

Zero-Downtime Migration (GH-OST)

Step 1Ghost table created

Setup GH-OST

gh-ost --max-load=Threads_running=25 --critical-load=Threads_running=1000 ...

✅ Stream active

Step 2Tables swapped

Cutover

Touch cutover file / Socket command

✅ New schema live

✓

✅ No locks held

Point-in-Time Recovery

Step 1Data to T-minus-1 day

Restore Base Backup

mysql < full_backup.sql

✅ Base loaded

Step 2Transactions replayed

Replay Binlogs

mysqlbinlog --stop-datetime='2025...' binlog.* | mysql

✅ Data current

✓

✅ RPO met

Deadlock Debugging

Step 1Error log captures all

Enable Monitor

SET GLOBAL innodb_print_all_deadlocks = 1;

✅ Log entries

Step 2Cycle identified

Analyze Graph

Review LATEST DEADLOCK in engine status

✅ Code fixed

✓

✅ Stability

ProxySQL Setup

Step 1Servers added

Config Backends

INSERT INTO mysql_servers ...

✅ Health check OK

Step 2Rules active

Config Query Rules

INSERT INTO mysql_query_rules ...

✅ Queries routing

✓

✅ Layer 7 SQL active

Major Version Upgrade (8.0->Next)

Step 1Blockers list

Verify Upgrade

mysql-shell util.checkForServerUpgrade()

✅ No criticals

Step 2Upgrade process

Binary Swap

Stop, Swap Binaries, Start

✅ Version changed

✓

✅ Features active

⚡ mysql 8.0 advanced features: UUID vs BigInt Keys

Performance Gain

+500%

Baseline

Standard

Time

15ms/insert

Memory

High fragmentation

Throughput

2000 TPS

Optimized

Enhanced

Time

2ms/insert

Memory

Sequential packing

Throughput

12000 TPS

Overall Gain+500%

🔬

Methodology

Using Ordered UUIDs (UUID_TO_BIN) vs Random UUIDs on NVMe

On This Page

Quick Start with MySQL Advanced

When to Use MySQL Advanced

IDEAL USE CASES

AVOID FOR

Core Concepts of MySQL Advanced

MySQL Advanced Code Snippets

Mastering MySQL Advanced Commands

innodb_buffer_pool_size

innodb_flush_log_at_trx_commit

sync_binlog

long_query_time

max_connections

GTID_MODE

transaction_isolation

innodb_io_capacity

optimizer_switch

slow_query_log

Production Examples in MySQL Advanced

mysql group replication tutorial: Setup

Efficient Pagination for Millions of Rows

Lateral Join for Top-N Per Category

Recursive CTE for Graph Traversal

Full-Text Search with N-Grams

Sharding via ProxySQL Query Rules

Common Production Fixes for MySQL Advanced

Error 1213: Deadlock found when trying to get lock

Error 1236: Could not find first log file name in binary log index

OS Error 24: Too many open files

Semi-sync replication timeout

Temp table full (disk)

MySQL Advanced Common Pitfalls & Fixes

UUID as Primary Key

Offset Pagination

Implicit Casting

Default 10s Connect Timeout

Select * on BLOBs

MyISAM System Tables

Ignoring Warnings on Alter

Oversized Buffer Pool

Using OR instead of UNION

Binlog Format STATEMENT

MySQL Advanced Troubleshooting Guide

Replication lag > 1000s

WSREP has not yet prepared node for application use

InnoDB: page_cleaner: 1000ms intended loop took...

Got an error reading communication packets

Index corrupt

Host is blocked

Table is read only

Thread pool full

Binlog full disk

Out of Memory (OOM Killer)

Elite Pro Hacks For MySQL Advanced

Histogram Statistics

Resource Groups (8.0)

Generated Columns for JSON Indexing

Transportable Tablespaces

Innodb Doublewrite Disable

MySQL Advanced Production Workflows

Zero-Downtime Migration (GH-OST)

Setup GH-OST

Cutover

Point-in-Time Recovery

Restore Base Backup

Replay Binlogs

Deadlock Debugging

Enable Monitor

Analyze Graph

ProxySQL Setup

Config Backends

Config Query Rules

Major Version Upgrade (8.0->Next)

Verify Upgrade

Binary Swap

⚡ mysql 8.0 advanced features: UUID vs BigInt Keys

Baseline

Optimized

Essential MySQL Advanced Resources

MySQL 8.0 Reference Manual (Internals)