Mysql

MySQL Administrator’s Bible

®

MySQL Administrator’s Bible

®

Sheeri Cabral Keith Murphy

Wiley Publishing, Inc.

MySQL®Administrator’s Bible Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc. 10475 Crosspoint Boulevard Indianapolis, IN 46256 www.wiley.com Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published simultaneously in Canada ISBN: 978-0-470-41691-4 Manufacturedin the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data: Cabral, Sheeri, 1978MySQL administrator’s bible / Sheeri Cabral, Keith Murphy. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 978-0-470-41691-4 (paper/website) 1. MySQL (Electronic resource) 2. Database management. 3. Relational databases. I. Cabral, Sheeri, 1970- II. Title. QA76.9.D3C3178 2009 005.75 65 — dc222009005633 No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of theappropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (978) 750-8400, fax (978) 646-8600. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030, (201) 748-6011, fax (201) 748-6008, or online at http://www.wiley.com/go/permissions. Limit of Liability/Disclaimer ofWarranty: The publisher and the author make no representations or warranties with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the contents of this work and specifically disclaim all warranties, including without limitation warranties of fitness for a particular purpose. No warranty may be created or extended by sales or promotional materials. The advice and strategies contained herein may not besuitable for every situation. This work is sold with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting, or other professional services. If professional assistance is required, the services of a competent professional person should be sought. Neither the publisher nor the author shall be liable for damages arising herefrom. The fact that an organization or Web site isreferred to in this work as a citation and/or a potential source of further information does not mean that the author or the publisher endorses the information the organization or Web site may provide or recommendations it may make. Further, readers should be aware that Internet Web sites listed in this work may have changed or disappeared between when this work was written and when it is read. Forgeneral information on our other products and services please contact our Customer Care Department within the United States at (877) 762-2974, outside the United States at (317) 572-3993 or fax (317) 572-4002. Trademarks: Wiley and the Wiley logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and/or its affiliates, in the United States and other countries, and may not be usedwithout written permission. MySQL is a registered trademark of MySQL AB Company. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Wiley Publishing, Inc. is not associated with any product or vendor mentioned in this book. Wiley also publishes its books in a variety of electronic formats. Some content that appears in print may not be available in electronic books.

To MitchCherniack, who taught me databases and inspired my love of them. In memory of Zvi Kramer and Yehoshua Kritzer — may I be able to echo their strength and spirit. — Sheeri Cabral For Rachel, the love of my life. — Keith Murphy

About the Authors
Sheeri K. Cabral is a Database Team Lead at the Pythian Group, a remote database administration solution. She has a master’s degree in computer science...