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Database Administration: Creating and Managing Databases

You'll use MySQL Server on an Ubuntu 22.04 desktop and pre-prepared data to create a functioning database and apply configurations to learn how you can fine tune that way your data is managed.

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Level
Clock icon Beginner
Duration
Clock icon 1h 10m
Published
Clock icon Dec 12, 2024

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Table of Contents

  1. Challenge

    Getting Started in the Lab Environment

    Here are the initial instructions and explanation of the lab environment. Read this while your environment is busy creating itself from nothing. Yes, this violates physics; we know. How fun!

  2. Challenge

    Introduction to MySQL

    Be familiar with the basic MySQL tools, including showing assets and creating and using databases

  3. Challenge

    Configuring a Database for Multilingual Text

    Learn how to choose the right character set and collation for your data processing needs

  4. Challenge

    Configuring a Database for Fast, Read-only Access

    Learn to select and apply non-default storage engines.

  5. Challenge

    The Last Challenge

    Welcome to the final challenge! This is your last chance to experiment in the environment. Clicking Finish Lab will end this little world that flittered into existence just for you.

David taught high school for twenty years, worked as a Linux system administrator for five years, and has been writing since he could hold a crayon between his fingers. His childhood bedroom wall has since been repainted.

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