About This Book

Monitor database activity and the major operating system parameters to improve performance

Tweak the behaviour of a large number of servers to achieve the desired level of stability and reliability

Solve the typical problems related to running a server, such as slow queries, long locks, and so on

A practical guide to implementing MariaDB to administrate servers and improve their performance

Who This Book Is For

This book is intended for intermediate users who want to learn how to administrate a MariaDB server or a set of servers. It is aimed at MariaDB users, and hence working knowledge of MariaDB is a prerequisite.

In Detail

MariaDB is a community-driven fork of MySQL, and is a relational DBMS that can be used to build reliable, high-performance database servers. MariaDB combines MySQL characteristics such as replication, backup and disaster recovery, transactions and locks, and also includes important improvements to the performance, stability, security, and monitoring capabilities.

Mastering MariaDBstarts with an overview of the basic features and mechanisms, which includes diagnosing and solving real-life problems such as data corruption, poorly performing queries, and deadlocks. You will learn how to improve the performance of a server by identifying slow queries, and how to choose and set up a proper backup plan and recover data when disasters occur. You will learn how to share your data through several servers using replication. By the end of this book, you will be able to configure MariaDB servers, diagnose as well as troubleshoot common transactional problems, and execute database maintenance.

Federico Razzoli is a software developer, database consultant, and free software supporter. He has been working on websites and database applications since 2000, and has used MySQL extensively throughout this period. He is now an active member of the MariaDB community.