MySQL Configuration Tweaks To Improve Site Performance

Sometimes the defaults that come with a product are exactly what you want. Other times they aren’t and you need to make a few changes. When it comes to MySQL, you’ll probably get along just fine if you never change a thing, but you can probably do better than the defaults with a few tweaks.

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An Introduction to MySQL Database Performance

It takes time to open a connection to a database, make a query, have the database find the requested data, and send it back to the file that made the request. That’s true even for very simple queries. The time depends on how the database is configured, the hardware on the server, how the data is stored in the tables being searched, and of course, how well the queries have been written.

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What I’d Tell My Younger Self About Learning Development As A Web Designer

You understand the fundamental principles of design and you know how to build web pages with html and css. Now what? Where do you turn next to expand your design and development skills?

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