Chapter 29. Optimizing and Tuning MySQL

Proper care and feeding of your MySQL server will keep it running happily and without incident. The optimization of your system consists of proper hardware maintenance and software tuning. In this chapter, you will learn

• Basic hardware and software optimization tips for your MySQL server

• Key start-up parameters for your MySQL server

• How to use the OPTIMIZE TABLE command

• How to use the EXPLAIN command

• How to use the FLUSH command to clean up tables, caches, and log files

• How to use SHOW commands to retrieve information about databases, tables, and indexes

• How to use SHOW commands to find system status information