John Cox

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Postgres.app

Postgres.app | the easiest way to run PostgreSQL on the Mac

This is a guide to Postgres.app, a packaged PostgreSQL installation for macOS that provides a graphical interface and menu bar integration without requiring command-line knowledge, though command-line tools are included for advanced users. The page covers installation steps (download and double-click to Applications), default connection settings (localhost:5432 with no password), and recommendations for graphical clients like pgAdmin 4 and Postico. It also provides code examples showing how to connect to the database from various programming languages and frameworks including PHP, Go, Python, Ruby, Java, C, and Swift.

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www.xarg.org

Statistical functions in MySQL • Code is poetry

Computing descriptive statistics in MySQL is more efficient than moving data to an application layer, since the database can filter and aggregate millions of rows before returning small results, and MySQL 8.4 provides native aggregates and window functions sufficient for most analyses without server extensions. The piece walks through concrete SQL patterns for calculating means (arithmetic, weighted, harmonic, geometric), medians, percentiles, distributions, variance, skewness, correlation, and rolling statistics, emphasizing that each statistic requires careful definition—distinguishing population from sample forms, choosing the right average type for the domain, and filtering data consistently before aggregating to avoid bias from joins or missing values. A final checklist covers correctness and performance: filtering early, preventing join multiplication, auditing nulls, using deterministic ordering, naming the estimator explicitly, and recognizing when to stop at the database boundary and hand compact results to a dedicated statistics tool.

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SQL Injection Knowledge Base

20bits.com

10 Tips for Optimizing MySQL Queries (That don't suck)

This critique argues that Justin Silverton's list of MySQL optimization tips fails because it focuses on micro-level tweaks (like removing parentheses) instead of the foundational work that produces real performance gains. The author contends that 95% of optimization comes from benchmarking, profiling, understanding SQL fundamentals, designing proper schemas, and choosing appropriate indices—while only the final 5% involves database-specific tricks like the SQL_SMALL_RESULT hint that Silverton emphasizes. The piece then presents the author's own prioritized approach to MySQL optimization, starting with profiling tools and the slow query log, then moving through schema design, table partitioning, index strategy, and understanding MySQL's storage engines.

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Computerworld

10 essential performance tips for MySQL | ITworld

California and at least 44 other US states are blocking or delaying a projected $68 billion in data center projects as communities resist the massive demands these facilities place on power grids, water supplies, and land. The surge in opposition reflects growing tension between AI infrastructure expansion and regional resource constraints, forcing tech enterprises to reconsider their deployment strategies.

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James Cohen

What makes a good MySQL index? Part 2: Cardinality « James Cohen

This article explains how cardinality—the uniqueness of values in an indexed column—affects MySQL query performance, using a sample user table to demonstrate why indexes with higher cardinality are generally more selective and efficient. It shows that MySQL's query optimizer strategically chooses whether to use an index based on whether it will actually reduce the number of rows to scan, sometimes opting for a full table scan when an index would be inefficient. The article also notes that low cardinality isn't inherently problematic if the data distribution is skewed enough that queries still filter down to a small subset of rows.

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www.lullabot.com

Slow Queries? Check the Cardinality of Your MySQL Indexes | Lullabot

The article demonstrates how adding unnecessary indexes can actually harm database performance rather than improve it. The author discovered that the User Relationships module included an index on the `rtid` (relationship type) column despite it having extremely low cardinality—only one distinct value across 219,406 rows—which caused the database optimizer to choose an inefficient query path. By removing the low-cardinality index and restructuring the primary key, the author reduced query execution time from nearly one second to about 8 milliseconds, illustrating that indexes should be designed based on actual data distribution and cardinality, not just guessed at.

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SoftwareProjects

How to: Use MySQL fast LOAD DATA for UPDATEs - SoftwareProjects : Internet Marketing Services

This is not a saved article but rather a company website for SoftwareProjects, a platform established in 2003 that provides eCommerce and digital business solutions. The site describes their evolution from a web development agency to a SaaS vendor offering tools like CRM, shopping carts, email marketing, and analytics, with particular focus since 2015 on eCommerce shopping cart functionality. Their pitch emphasizes curated product quality, continuous monitoring of user feedback, 24/7 support across 17 countries, and features like real-time analytics, anti-fraud protection, and affiliate management.

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www.adminer.org

Adminer - Database management in single PHP file

This is a landing page for Adminer, a single-file database management tool that supports multiple database systems including MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, and Oracle. The tool provides a web-based interface for common database administration tasks like creating tables, managing users, executing SQL queries, and exporting data, with an emphasis on security, simplicity, and performance compared to alternatives like phpMyAdmin.

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www.devshed.com

Turning the Tables - MySQL

This tutorial demonstrates how to enable and create InnoDB tables in MySQL, which are necessary for transaction support since the default MyISAM format doesn't support transactions. It shows how to verify InnoDB support using the "have_innodb" variable, create new tables with the TYPE=InnoDB clause, and convert existing MyISAM tables to InnoDB format using ALTER TABLE commands. The piece provides practical SQL examples for setting up a sample database with users, groups, and mailboxes tables as a foundation for learning transaction implementation.

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use-the-index-luke.com

SQL Indexing Tutorial | Use The Index, Luke!

This is a comprehensive free web guide to SQL indexing fundamentals across major database systems (MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, DB2), teaching developers the practical mechanics of how indexes work—from B-tree structures to multi-column indexes to join operations—rather than abstract administration concepts. The guide covers both what makes indexes effective (exact lookups, range searches, covering indexes) and common mistakes that slow them down (functions in WHERE clauses, type mismatches, over-indexing), with vendor-specific testing notes provided throughout.

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phpminiadmin.sourceforge.net

phpminiadmin - extremely lightweight alternative to heavy phpMyAdmin

phpMiniAdmin is a single ~30KB PHP file that provides lightweight MySQL database management through a web browser, offering an alternative to the much larger phpMyAdmin. It supports standard database operations including SQL queries, table browsing, data import/export to SQL and CSV formats, and CRUD operations, while consuming minimal server resources and loading significantly faster than phpMyAdmin.

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phpmaster.com

phpmaster | Working with MySQL Events

MySQL events are time-triggered objects that execute SQL commands on a schedule, offering an alternative to cron jobs for database-specific tasks like purging old records or aggregating data. The article explains how to enable the event scheduler, create one-time or recurring events with specific start and end dates, view and modify existing events, and demonstrates a practical example of using events to automatically publish scheduled blog posts at designated times. Unlike triggers which respond to data changes, events execute based on elapsed time and cannot run external code, making them suitable only for MySQL-internal operations.

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phpmaster.com

phpmaster | Using EXPLAIN to Write Better MySQL Queries

EXPLAIN is a MySQL diagnostic tool that shows how the query optimizer executes a query, revealing crucial information through columns like join type, indexes used, and rows examined. The article walks through interpreting each EXPLAIN output column and demonstrates how adding appropriate indexes and rewriting queries—such as moving WHERE conditions inside subqueries—can dramatically reduce the number of rows scanned, often improving performance by orders of magnitude. Understanding EXPLAIN output is essential for optimizing poorly performing queries, since simply adding indexes without structuring queries to use them effectively often yields minimal gains.

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XoilacZ

Tokutek | Database Performance

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