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MySQL Shell 8.0.16: User Defined Reports
Table Of Contents BackgroundExample Custom ReportThe Report FunctionRegistering the ReportTesting the ReportThe shell.reports ObjectIn my blog yesterday, I wrote about the new reporting framework in MySQL Shell. It is part of the 8.0.16 release. I also noted that it includes the possibility to create your own custom reports and use those with the \show and \watch commands. This blog will explore how you can create a report and register it, so it automatically is available when you start MySQL Shell. Background You can write the code that generates the report in either JavaScript or Python. The reports can be used from either language mode – even SQL – irrespective of which language you choose, so go with what you are
MySQL Shell 8.0.16: Built-in Reports
Table Of Contents BackgroundExample Custom ReportThe Report FunctionRegistering the ReportTesting the ReportThe shell.reports ObjectBuilt-In FeaturesThe \show CommandThe Query ReportThe \watch CommandConclusionReaders of my blog know that I like how MySQL Shell allows you to customize it and use it's Python and JavaScript support to create custom libraries with tools that help with your daily tasks and even creating auto-refreshing reports. Lefred has even taken this a step further and started to port Innotop to MySQL Shell. One disadvantage of my example of auto-refreshing reports and the Innotop port is they both rely on the curses Python module to refresh the screen. While avoiding to reinvent the wheel is usually a good thing, and the curses library is both powerful and
Install MySQL 8 on Linux with lower_case_table_names = 1
Table Of Contents BackgroundExample Custom ReportThe Report FunctionRegistering the ReportTesting the ReportThe shell.reports ObjectBuilt-In FeaturesThe \show CommandThe Query ReportThe \watch CommandConclusionMySQL 8 and lower_case_table_namesInstalling MySQL 8 with Case Insensitive Identifier Names1. Install the MySQL Repository2. Remove Previous Installations3. Clean the Data Directory4. Install MySQL 85. Initialize with lower_case_table_names = 1MySQL stores several files on disk. Even in MySQL 8 where the data dictionary is stored in InnoDB tables, there are still all the tablespace files. Different file system behave differently, and one particular challenge is case sensitivity. On Microsoft Windows, the case does not matter, on Linux the case is important, and on macOS the case of the file names is preserved but the operating system by default makes it
MySQL Backup Best Practices
Table Of Contents BackgroundExample Custom ReportThe Report FunctionRegistering the ReportTesting the ReportThe shell.reports ObjectBuilt-In FeaturesThe \show CommandThe Query ReportThe \watch CommandConclusionMySQL 8 and lower_case_table_namesInstalling MySQL 8 with Case Insensitive Identifier Names1. Install the MySQL Repository2. Remove Previous Installations3. Clean the Data Directory4. Install MySQL 85. Initialize with lower_case_table_names = 1Make Sure You Can Restore Your BackupsThe Restore ProcedureCopy the Backups Off SiteVerify Your BackupsMonitor the BackupsCreating BackupsBackups Are a Never Ending ProcessToday is World Backup Day, so I thought I would use the opportunity to discuss some best practices and general considerations regarding backing up MySQL instances. While I focus on MySQL, several of these tips apply to backups in general. Before heading into the gory details, let's first take
Easy Execution of Dynamic Queries with the sys Schema
Table Of Contents BackgroundExample Custom ReportThe Report FunctionRegistering the ReportTesting the ReportThe shell.reports ObjectBuilt-In FeaturesThe \show CommandThe Query ReportThe \watch CommandConclusionMySQL 8 and lower_case_table_namesInstalling MySQL 8 with Case Insensitive Identifier Names1. Install the MySQL Repository2. Remove Previous Installations3. Clean the Data Directory4. Install MySQL 85. Initialize with lower_case_table_names = 1Make Sure You Can Restore Your BackupsThe Restore ProcedureCopy the Backups Off SiteVerify Your BackupsMonitor the BackupsCreating BackupsBackups Are a Never Ending ProcessDynamic Queries and Prepared Statementssys.execute_prepared_stmt()When you write stored procedures in MySQL, you sometimes need to generate queries on the fly, for example as you process the result of another query. This is supported using prepared statements. This blog explores how you can take advantage of the sys schema to
Testing MySQL NDB Cluster with dbdeployer
Table Of Contents BackgroundExample Custom ReportThe Report FunctionRegistering the ReportTesting the ReportThe shell.reports ObjectBuilt-In FeaturesThe \show CommandThe Query ReportThe \watch CommandConclusionMySQL 8 and lower_case_table_namesInstalling MySQL 8 with Case Insensitive Identifier Names1. Install the MySQL Repository2. Remove Previous Installations3. Clean the Data Directory4. Install MySQL 85. Initialize with lower_case_table_names = 1Make Sure You Can Restore Your BackupsThe Restore ProcedureCopy the Backups Off SiteVerify Your BackupsMonitor the BackupsCreating BackupsBackups Are a Never Ending ProcessDynamic Queries and Prepared Statementssys.execute_prepared_stmt()What is MySQL NDB Cluster?Installing dbdeployerInstalling a Test ClusterTesting the ClusterVerdictA great way to install MySQL when you need to do quick tests is to use a sandbox tool. This allows you to perform all the installation steps with a single command making the whole
Using SQLAlchemy with MySQL 8
Table Of Contents BackgroundExample Custom ReportThe Report FunctionRegistering the ReportTesting the ReportThe shell.reports ObjectBuilt-In FeaturesThe \show CommandThe Query ReportThe \watch CommandConclusionMySQL 8 and lower_case_table_namesInstalling MySQL 8 with Case Insensitive Identifier Names1. Install the MySQL Repository2. Remove Previous Installations3. Clean the Data Directory4. Install MySQL 85. Initialize with lower_case_table_names = 1Make Sure You Can Restore Your BackupsThe Restore ProcedureCopy the Backups Off SiteVerify Your BackupsMonitor the BackupsCreating BackupsBackups Are a Never Ending ProcessDynamic Queries and Prepared Statementssys.execute_prepared_stmt()What is MySQL NDB Cluster?Installing dbdeployerInstalling a Test ClusterTesting the ClusterVerdictInstalling MySQL Server RPM Install on Enterprise Linux Microsoft WindowsPreparing MySQL ServerInstalling MySQL Connector/Python and SQLAlchemySQLAlchemy ExampleComplete Example CodeI few months ago, I wrote about using the Django framework with MySQL 8. There are also
The Format for Timestamps in MySQL Logs
Table Of Contents BackgroundExample Custom ReportThe Report FunctionRegistering the ReportTesting the ReportThe shell.reports ObjectBuilt-In FeaturesThe \show CommandThe Query ReportThe \watch CommandConclusionMySQL 8 and lower_case_table_namesInstalling MySQL 8 with Case Insensitive Identifier Names1. Install the MySQL Repository2. Remove Previous Installations3. Clean the Data Directory4. Install MySQL 85. Initialize with lower_case_table_names = 1Make Sure You Can Restore Your BackupsThe Restore ProcedureCopy the Backups Off SiteVerify Your BackupsMonitor the BackupsCreating BackupsBackups Are a Never Ending ProcessDynamic Queries and Prepared Statementssys.execute_prepared_stmt()What is MySQL NDB Cluster?Installing dbdeployerInstalling a Test ClusterTesting the ClusterVerdictInstalling MySQL Server RPM Install on Enterprise Linux Microsoft WindowsPreparing MySQL ServerInstalling MySQL Connector/Python and SQLAlchemySQLAlchemy ExampleComplete Example CodeThe MySQL 5.7 ChangeChanging the Time ZoneThat Do T and Z Mean?MySQL changed the timestamp format in
MySQL Connector/Python 8.0.14+: Changed Expression Handling in mysqlx
Table Of Contents BackgroundExample Custom ReportThe Report FunctionRegistering the ReportTesting the ReportThe shell.reports ObjectBuilt-In FeaturesThe \show CommandThe Query ReportThe \watch CommandConclusionMySQL 8 and lower_case_table_namesInstalling MySQL 8 with Case Insensitive Identifier Names1. Install the MySQL Repository2. Remove Previous Installations3. Clean the Data Directory4. Install MySQL 85. Initialize with lower_case_table_names = 1Make Sure You Can Restore Your BackupsThe Restore ProcedureCopy the Backups Off SiteVerify Your BackupsMonitor the BackupsCreating BackupsBackups Are a Never Ending ProcessDynamic Queries and Prepared Statementssys.execute_prepared_stmt()What is MySQL NDB Cluster?Installing dbdeployerInstalling a Test ClusterTesting the ClusterVerdictInstalling MySQL Server RPM Install on Enterprise Linux Microsoft WindowsPreparing MySQL ServerInstalling MySQL Connector/Python and SQLAlchemySQLAlchemy ExampleComplete Example CodeThe MySQL 5.7 ChangeChanging the Time ZoneThat Do T and Z Mean?Expression HandlingExampleInline ExpressionExplicit ExpressionsFurther ReadingThe X
Reduce MySQL Core Dump Size by Excluding the InnoDB Buffer Pool
Table Of Contents BackgroundExample Custom ReportThe Report FunctionRegistering the ReportTesting the ReportThe shell.reports ObjectBuilt-In FeaturesThe \show CommandThe Query ReportThe \watch CommandConclusionMySQL 8 and lower_case_table_namesInstalling MySQL 8 with Case Insensitive Identifier Names1. Install the MySQL Repository2. Remove Previous Installations3. Clean the Data Directory4. Install MySQL 85. Initialize with lower_case_table_names = 1Make Sure You Can Restore Your BackupsThe Restore ProcedureCopy the Backups Off SiteVerify Your BackupsMonitor the BackupsCreating BackupsBackups Are a Never Ending ProcessDynamic Queries and Prepared Statementssys.execute_prepared_stmt()What is MySQL NDB Cluster?Installing dbdeployerInstalling a Test ClusterTesting the ClusterVerdictInstalling MySQL Server RPM Install on Enterprise Linux Microsoft WindowsPreparing MySQL ServerInstalling MySQL Connector/Python and SQLAlchemySQLAlchemy ExampleComplete Example CodeThe MySQL 5.7 ChangeChanging the Time ZoneThat Do T and Z Mean?Expression HandlingExampleInline ExpressionExplicit ExpressionsFurther ReadingEnabling Core