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name: mysql
description: MySQL database administration and development
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# MySQL Skill

## Overview
Master MySQL database administration, optimization, and development for production environments.

## Topics Covered

### MySQL Basics
- Installation and configuration
- User management
- Database creation
- Storage engines (InnoDB, MyISAM)
- Character sets

### Query Development
- SELECT statements
- JOINs and subqueries
- INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE
- Stored procedures
- Triggers and events

### Performance
- EXPLAIN analysis
- Index optimization
- Query cache (8.0+ changes)
- Slow query log
- Performance Schema

### Administration
- Backup with mysqldump
- Binary log management
- Replication setup
- User privileges
- Configuration tuning

### High Availability
- MySQL replication
- Group replication
- MySQL Router
- ProxySQL
- Failover strategies

## Prerequisites
- SQL fundamentals
- Linux basics
- Networking concepts

## Learning Outcomes
- Administer MySQL servers
- Optimize queries
- Set up replication
- Manage backups