You'll find several books on basic or advanced MySQL performance but nothing in between.
That's because explaining MySQL performance without addressing its complexity is difficult.
This practical book bridges the gap by teaching software engineers mid-level MySQL knowledge
beyond the fundamentals but well shy of deep-level internals required by database
administrators (DBAs). Daniel Nichter shows you how to apply the best practices and techniques
that directly affect MySQL performance. You'll learn how to improve performance by analyzing
query execution indexing for common SQL clauses and table joins optimizing data access and
understanding the most important MySQL metrics. You'll also discover how replication
transactions row locking and the cloud influence MySQL performance--
