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MySQL Database Administration — A 5-Day Course

Course Synopsis

This course is suitable for delegates intending to sit the 'Certified MySQL DBA I' and 'Certified MySQL DBA 2' examinations.

Course Objectives

This course is designed to give administrators the knowledge and skills needed to maintain successful and efficient day-to-day operations of MySQL databases and services. Administrators will gain practical experience in setting up, administering and troubleshooting MySQL databases. They will gain an understanding of the architecture of a MySQL database. They will be able to ensure the integrity and availability of a company's data within the MySQL environment.

Suitable For

  • Anyone who needs to administer, monitor and support MySQL databases and services

Course Prerequisities

A working knowledge of MySQL is required. This can be gained by attendance on the Introduction to MySQL course.

Publicly scheduled dates, locations, and prices

Central London — £1495 (+VAT)

  • 23–27 Jun 2008
  • 11–15 Aug 2008

Contents

MySQL Architecture

Starting, Stopping and Configuring MySQL

Security-Related Configuration

Database Creation

Client Programs for DBA Work

Character Set Support

Locking

Storage Engines

Table Maintenance

The Information_Schema Database

Backup and Recovery

Stored Procedures

User Management

Securing the Server

Upgrade-Related Security Issues

Optimizing Queries

Optimizing Schemas

Optimizing the Server

Interpreting Error Messages

Optimizing the Environment

Scaling MySQL

MySQL training UK enquiries

UK Training enquiries and feedback form.

MySQL training UK prices

For publicly scheduled training (individual places), see our UK training schedule.

In-house training for company groups is charged at a daily rate per group — see our In-House UK Training Guidelines.

Publicly Scheduled Training Locations

We currently run public training courses in the following locations:

  • London, UK
  • Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK
  • Birmingham, West Midlands, UK
  • Carshalton, Surrey, UK
  • Chester, North West, UK
  • Coventry, West Midlands, UK
  • Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
  • Glasgow, Scotland, UK
  • Harwell, Oxfordshire, UK
  • Manchester, North West, UK
  • Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, UK
  • Newark, Nottinghamshire, UK
  • Reading, Berkshire, UK
  • Slough, Berkshire, UK
  • Stevenage, Hertfordshire, UK
  • Wakefield, West Yorkshire, UK
  • Wokingham, Berkshire, UK

Most UK public training courses are available on a monthly basis.

Please see the individual course outlines or our public training schedule for details.

In-house (on-site) training locations

We deliver in-house courses at client premises and/or training facilities in any part of the world which is practically and commercially accessible.

Our In-house training guidelines outline our basic requirements and our UK pricing structure. To estimate costs for training in other countries, simply convert to your local currency and then make a rough calculation of our tutor's costs for travelling to and staying at your location.


West Yorkshire Office

GBdirect Ltd
Training Division
Bradford Design Exchange
34 Peckover Street
BRADFORD
BD1 5BD
West Yorkshire
United Kingdom

training@gbdirect.co.uk

Training: 0800 651 0338
General: +44 (0)870 200 7273
Finance: +44 (0)1353 615 174

Please call between 0900 and 1700 (UK time) on Monday to Friday


South East Regional Office

GBdirect Ltd
Training Division
18 Lynn Rd
ELY
CB6 1DA
Cambridgeshire
United Kingdom

training@gbdirect.co.uk

Training: 0800 651 0338
General: +44 (0)870 200 7273
Finance: +44 (0)1353 615 174

Please call between 0900 and 1700 (UK time) on Monday to Friday


Please note:
Non-training enquiries should be directed, initially, to our UK national office in Bradford (West Yorkshire), even if the enquiry concerns services delivered in London or South/East England. Clients in London and the South East will typically be handled by staff working in the London or Cambridge areas.