Complete MySQL DBA Training on Linux

Here is the course outline:

Course Syllabus

Section 1:

• Introduction to Database
• RDBMS
• What is SQL?
• Top 5 RDBMS
• Introduction to MySQL Server
• Different editions of MySQL

Section 2:

• MySQL Server pre-requisite
• Lab design
• What is virtualization?
• Download and Install VMWare Workstation Player
• Optional – Download and Install Oracle VirtualBox
• Create a Virtual Machine
• Download and Install Linux Server
• Virtual Machine Management

Section 3:

• Important things to remember in Linux
• Linux navigation commands
• What is root?
• Directory listing attributes
• Linux command syntax
• Creating files and directories and its permissions
• Changing password
• Help commands
• Adding text to files
• Pipes (|)
• File maintenance commands
• File display commands
• Linux file editor
• User account management and sudo access
• Process monitor commands
• Crontab
• Linux network files and commands
• Secure copy (SCP)
• System updates and repos (rpm and yum).

Section 4:

• Forks of MySQL and Cloud Computing
• MySQL installation
• Download, Install and Configure MySQL
• Install MySQL Workbench
• Download and restore sample Sakila DB
• Quiz

Section 5:

• What is Data and Database and RDBMS?
• How is data stored?
• How is data saved in MySQL (Linux)
• MySQL Storage engine and Types
• What is a Table, COLUMN and ROW ?
• What is a Key?
• What is Primary Key, Foreign Key, Unique Key etc.
• What is a Transaction and ACID properties?
• Database Normalization AND its different forms
• Create your first Database, Table and Populate table with data
• Quiz

Section 6:

• SQL Statement and Types
• DML Statement with examples
• DDL Statements with examples
• DCL Statements with examples
• TCL Statements with examples
• Quiz

Section 7:

• Create TABLE(s) and Temp Table(s)
• SELECT Statement in detail
• Operators, Expressions and Conditions
• WHERE Clause, ORDER BY, HAVING BY, GROUP BY Clause
• Select from two tables – JOINS and different Types of JOINS
• What is a Sub Query?
• INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE statements
• Load data from a CSV file to MySQL and vice versa
• Stored procedure
• What is view, function, trigger and index
• Clustered, non-clustered Indexes and Index Design considerations
• INDEX Cardinality, Table Fragmentation, USE INDEX, FORCE INDEX and LAB
• Quiz

Section 8:

• MySQL Architecture Overview
• MySQL Programs and invocation
• Specifying Program Options and Option Files
• How to edit the configuration file (.cnf)
• Options scope
• What options are in affect?
• Quiz

Section 9:

• MySQL Backups, why we need backup, RTO and RPO
• Type of Backups in MySQL, offsite storage, encryption and restore testing
• Binary logs
• The mysqldump utility
• Restore of database using mysql and Workbench
• Table level Backup and Restore
• Point In Time Recovery in MySQL
• XtraBackup Utility by Percona, Functionality and Installation
• Full Backup and Restore using Percona XtraBackup
• Lab for mysqldump and Backups using MySQL Workbench
• Incremental Backup and Restore using Percona XtraBackup
• Schedule backups (cronjobs)
• Quiz

Section 10:

• Understanding MySQL Security
• Root User in MySQL
• CREATE USER and ALTER USER Statement
• Create New User (MySQL Workbench)
• MySQL Privileges , Privileges Control and Some important Privileges in MySQL
• GRANT Statement , WITH GRANT Option and Granting Privileges to MySQL User
• GRANT Tables and Checking Privileges
• REVOKE Statement and Revoking Privileges
• DROP USER Statement
• Roles in MySQL
• Quiz

Section 11:

• MySQL Server Performance Monitoring Basics
• The General Query Log
• The Slow Query Log
• The Error Log
• Optimizing configuration for MySQL performance
• DB Engine Status
• Query Optimization TIPS, EXPLAIN Statement and Execution Plans
• Query Optimization Demo
• Quiz

Section 12:

• MySQL Replication and its Advantages
• MySQL Replication Methods
• Synchronization Types
• Replication Formats
• MySQL Replication Setup Demo
• Quiz