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Advanced MySQL 8

You're reading from   Advanced MySQL 8 Discover the full potential of MySQL and ensure high performance of your database

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jan 2019
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ISBN-13 9781788834445
Length 286 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Birju Shah Birju Shah
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Eric Vanier Eric Vanier
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Tejaswi Malepati Tejaswi Malepati
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Preface 1. Introduction 2. MySQL 8's New Features FREE CHAPTER 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

Partitioning a table

First, let's define what partitioning a table is. Partitioning a table in MySQL is how MySQL divides its actual data into separate tables, but it is always treated as a single table by the SQL layer.

An overview of partitioning in MySQL 8.0

When partitioning, it is critical to find a partition key. It is important to make sure that the searches we are going to do in a table go to the correct partition or group of partitions. This means that all commands, for example SELECT, UPDATE, DELETE, must include this column in the WHERE clause to ensure efficiency in the use of these partitions.

Generally, the best practice is to add the partition key to the primary key with auto incrementation enabled, that...

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