Hacking MySQL ∙ Breaking, Optimizing and Securing MySQL for Your Use Case

Is Hacking MySQL For Me?

Yes. Hacking MySQL is the book for you no matter if you're a developer, DBA, security expert, technical writer, student, or a law enforcement officer. Here's why:

Developers – developers will find this book valuable because this book will uncover what makes their databases falter and enable them to build performant and secure applications in the process. Developers will learn what to look for in their schema design, data types, indexes or queries, and how to make them perform at their best.

Database Administrators (DBAs) – this book provides something for everyone no matter you're a junior DBA building foundational skills or a seasoned database expert searching for in-depth solutions to specific database problems.

Security Professionals – the last part of Hacking MySQL is dedicated entirely to security. Security professionals will find valuable information walking them through the basics of database security as well as introducing them to specific methods they can employ to protect their most precious data.

Technical Writers – Hacking MySQL has something for technical writers too – the book will uncover unique strategies you can apply to your use case enabling technical writers expand horizons for topics related to databases.

Students and Academic Staff – no matter you're starting your database journey or brushing up on it, Hacking MySQL is the book to propel your knowledge to new heights. Hacking MySQL will build simple but practical mental models ("Queries are tasks that are composed of other tasks. (...) make the execution of those tasks faster or eliminate those tasks.") enabling you to immediately get a grasp on troubleshooting and improving things in the database realm. You will understand how, why, and when databases work the way they do, how they falter, and how to fix that.

Law Enforcement – Hacking MySQL benefits law enforcement as well. The Spanish National Police was one of the first law enforcement institutions that received a copy of the book and, mere months after its initial release, the book walked law enforcement officers through various methods hackers break into databases and ways to protect different kinds of infrastructure against various threats before and after they are exploited.

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Why Should I Read the Book?

Read this book because this book dives deep into why your database might be faltering in the first place—and shows you exactly how to fix that.
This book will enable you to discover the sorts of actions, minor and major, that degrade databases so you can fix and ultimately preempt them.
From minor things like specific bugs breaking MySQL to choosing a proper index for your big data use case — this book covers them all.

Contents

Hacking MySQL is purposefully split into three parts: Breaking, Optimizing, and Securing.
This book will walk you through the factors that break your database (causes behind slow query performance, etc.), help you optimize and prevent those factors from occurring, and provide your database with the necessary security measures so you can sleep soundly.

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