MySQL Server Tuning Tips and Tricks

Fine-tuning the settings of servers in general requires a strong grasp of the inner workings of the servers and lots of patience. Did we mention patience? Yup, we did. It is really important to understand that there are no tips that work for all kinds of setups. But thankfully we can talk about some widely known guidelines that can be followed to get the most out of your MySQL servers.
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Decorator Pattern

The Decorator pattern lets you maintain the main structure of your web site, yet allows you to "decorate" your application's different components. This article, the first of a six-part series, introduces you to its use. It is excerpted from chapter four of ActionScript 3.0 Design Patterns Object Oriented Programming Techniques, written by William B. Sanders and Chandima Cumaranatunge (O'Reilly, 2007 ISBN: 0596528469). Copyright © 2007 O'Reilly Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission from the publisher. Available from booksellers or direct from O'Reilly Media.
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Creating an Online Portfolio

The Internet makes a lot of things possible and much easier, using lightning-quick speeds and button-click simplicity to help you get tons of tasks done. But in some cases, the Internet makes things much more difficult. You now have to do more work to make things easier for everyone else. What do you know about creating an online portfolio to promote your own personal business interests?
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Cell Phone Tracking Systems

Cell phone tracking systems were made possible thanks to the Global Positioning Systems (GPS) featured in most modern cell phones. Some cell phone companies offer proprietary versions of tracking systems, but there are also some independent ones on the market. What do they let you do? Keep reading to find out.
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Nilpo`s Top Windows Add-Ons

With so many users blatantly refusing to make the switch to Windows Vista, I thought it might be a good time to revisit some of the top add-ons for Windows XP. These add-ons are designed to implement missing features, and increase productivity. Oh, and do not worry if you are a Vista user. Most of these add-ons will work for you as well!
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MySQL Query Optimizations and Schema Design

Performance is something for which we all strive. This applies to the lives of DBAs too, since their first and foremost task is to achieve a high level of performance from their databases. SQL professionals can not stress enough that spending quality time to optimize both schema design and queries should be considered top priorities. In this article we are going to cover these two.
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User Management

In this article we will look at how to create a secure user management module. No user authentication or user management script can ever be one hundred percent secure, but we can try to use the tools that are available to us to their maximum, and thereby make it difficult for malicious users to hack our scripts.
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