Usually I try to avoid the cookbook type of computer books
because usually the 'recipies', often messy scripts or pages of
obfuscated code, seem only to work for the authors and not for
me. So I had a little trepidation when I was asked to review the
MySQL Admin Cookbook. Daniel Schneller and Udo
Schwedt manage to pack a lot of very solid information into 360
pages of text that would work for novice to intermediate MySQL
DBAs and provide some food for thought for seasoned DBAs.
What I liked: The material was presented with the reasons behind
the recipe and pointers to useful tools. Yes, all the material is
in the manuals but sometimes there are too many trees in the way
for a novice so see the trees. In very calm ,concise language,
the authors tackle successfully a wide range of DBA chores in a
way that is easy to follow.
I would not …
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2010
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