Get tips on optimizing and using MySQL from the Silicon Dales staffers – especially as part of a server running a WordPress install. 
We sometimes talk on the telephone with various technology companies, and their representatives, and there’s still confusion over the pronunciation of MySQL. After 12 years since this blog post was written, the “two camps” still exist. Which are you in? Leave a comment, at the bottom of this post! Two camps, both alike in dignity …
Sometimes, we need to find and replace certain strings or pieces of data in MySQL on the fly, for example if we’ve changed a Top Level domain (TLD) and want to update a bunch of links all in one go. For those times, the following command can be issued: The code from the Gist above …
Sometimes, either because we’ve got a puny amount of RAM available, or because we’ve recently boosted available RAM, we want to allow MySQL a different amount of memory for it’s innodb logs. However, when we change this, restarting MySQLd can cause a hiccup or two. Namely, the MySQL service won’t restart. If this happens, what …
Just the code you need for responding to this error. The following message can sometime prevent MySQL from (re)starting: Another MySQL daemon already running with the same unix socket. Sometimes, this message displays when you KNOW there is not another MySQL daemon running on the same unix socket, because you just issued a “stop” command …
Some time ago, we told you how to Find & Replace Data using MySQL – today I am going to explain how to use this query to update specific custom fields in WordPress databases, in bulk, on-the-fly, without having to login, open, and edit every single WordPress post you’ve got! Remember, before doing anything to …
