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Advanced MySQL 8

You're reading from  Advanced MySQL 8

Product type Book
Published in Jan 2019
Publisher
ISBN-13 9781788834445
Pages 286 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Authors (3):
Eric Vanier Eric Vanier
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Birju Shah Birju Shah
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Tejaswi Malepati Tejaswi Malepati
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Table of Contents (13) Chapters

Preface 1. Introduction 2. MySQL 8's New Features 3. Indexing Your Data for High Performance 4. Advanced Data Techniques for Large Queries 5. MySQL Data Dictionary in MySQL 8.0 6. MySQL Server Settings 7. Group Replication in MySQL 8.0 8. InnoDB Cluster in MySQL 8.0 9. Monitoring Your Large Distributed Databases 10. Authentication and Security Management with MySQL 8.0 11. Advanced MySQL Performance Tips and Techniques 12. Other Books You May Enjoy

How to display and analyze a table structure

As we know, commands for SQL queries are both simple and easy to learn. Yet the efficiency of different queries and database functions can vary, and as the volume of information you are storing increases, this becomes more and more important. The same is true if your database supports a website, or if your site is experiencing heavier traffic.

In the context of optimizing your queries, it is very important to have an understanding at this stage regarding the display of the structure of a table in MySQL. Thanks to this display, you will be able to interpret from the explain plan, refer to it, and find a solution to your query performance problem.

When we display the structure of a table, this structure always tells me a little story about the following important points:

  • How is the table used or will be used?
  • The table will also tell...
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