MariaDB Database Administration Training Course

Installing the MariaDB Server

• Installation on Ubuntu/Debian
• Installation on other Linux distributions
• Installation on Windows

MariaDB Server Files and Scripts

• MariaDB Programs
• MariaDB Server
• MariaDB Client
• GUI Tools

Configuring the MariaDB Server

• Server Options
• Server SQL Mode
• Server System Variables
• Dynamic System Variables
• Server Status Variables
• Shutdown Process

MariaDB Security Considerations

• Protecting MariaDB from Attacks
• Security-Related Options
• Security Concerns with LOAD DATA LOCAL

MariaDB Access Privilege System

• Overview of the MariaDB Privilege System
• Privileges Granted by MariaDB
• Connecting to the MariaDB Server - Phases
• Access Control, Phase 1: Connection Verification
• Access Control, Phase 2: Request Verification
• Handling Access Denied Errors

Managing MariaDB User Accounts

• Users and Passwords
• Creating New Users
• Removing User Accounts
• Restricting User Resources
• Changing Passwords

MariaDB Database Maintenance

• Backup and Recovery
• Point-in-Time Recovery
• Maintenance and Crash Recovery
• myisamchk Syntax and Options
• Retrieving Table Information
• MariaDB Local Settings
• Character Sets and Sorting
• MariaDB Server Time Zone

MariaDB Log Files

• Error Log
• General Query Log
• Update Log
• Binary Log
• Slow Query Log
• Log File Maintenance and Rotation

Running Multiple MariaDB Servers on a Single Machine

• Running Multiple Servers on Windows
• Running Multiple Servers as Windows Services
• Running Multiple Servers on Unix and Linux
• Utilizing Client Tools in a Multi-Server Environment

MariaDB Query Cache

• Understanding the Query Cache Concept
• Testing the Query Cache with SELECT
• Configuring the Query Cache
• Monitoring Query Cache Status and Maintenance

The CONNECT Storage Engine

• Installing the CONNECT storage engine
• Creating and dropping CONNECT tables
• Reading and writing CSV data via CONNECT
• Reading and writing XML data via CONNECT
• Accessing MariaDB tables using CONNECT
• Using the XCOL table type
• Using the PIVOT table type
• Using the OCCUR table type

Dynamic and Virtual Columns in MariaDB

• Creating tables with dynamic columns
• Inserting, updating, and deleting dynamic column data
• Retrieving data from dynamic columns
• Leveraging virtual columns

Performance and Usage Statistics

• Installing the Audit Plugin
• Utilizing the Audit Plugin
• Employing engine-independent table statistics
• Using extended statistics
• Enabling the performance schema
• Utilizing the performance schema

Optimizing and Tuning MariaDB

• Utilizing SHOW STATUS
• Managing MariaDB optimizer strategies
• Using extended Keys with InnoDB and XtraDB
• Configuring the MyISAM segmented key cache
• Configuring the threadpool
• Configuring the Aria pagecache
• Optimizing queries using the subquery cache
• Optimizing semijoin subqueries
• Utilizing microseconds in DATETIME columns
• Automatically updating DATETIME and TIMESTAMP columns