Comments on: How to be a MySQL DBA and the best MySQL book on the planet.

By: High Performance MySQL Third Edition pre-order available at Xaprb

High Performance MySQL Third Edition pre-order available at Xaprb — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:39:29 +0000

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By: Eric Bergen

Eric Bergen — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:59:12 +0000

I never suggested it as a beginner book. I think it’s a good book for people that know the basics and want to move in to a more dedicated DBA type position.

By: Baron Schwartz

Baron Schwartz — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:52:27 +0000

Thanks, that’s a nice compliment.

I agree with Sheeri — this is not an intro-level book. We didn’t want it to be; it’s a challenge to write for advanced users, much more so for a mixture.

I have enough notes for a 3rd edition to make it several thousand pages. But there will be no 3rd edition until the 2nd edition stops selling so well

By: Sheeri Cabral

Sheeri Cabral — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:45:52 +0000

I very much enjoy my copy of High Perf MySQL 2nd edition; however, it sometimes does not explain the “why” of things, and therefore I don’t think it’s a good book to LEARN how to be a MySQL DBA. I think the audience is better suited to a MySQL DBA who’s intermediate or advanced and needs more tips on how to find the problems in their systems.

(I’ve handled mistakes from clients who’ve used the 2nd edition as gospel but not realized what applied to their site and what did not.) Overall the book is an EXCELLENT book, but it’s for someone who wants to *learn* how to be a DBA, it’s for someone who wants to learn how to be a *better* MySQL DBA — there’s a very important difference.