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Monitoring your MySQL errors
Great tutorial on how to monitor your MySQL Server for errors.

New OLAP Wikistat benchmark: Introduction and call for feedbacks
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How to use MySQL cluster
MySQL Cluster can be used as a general purpose transactional storage engine, but if you convert all your InnoDB tables to it and connect your application straight to it you may not see the performance you were hoping for.  This is because MySQL Cluster was originally designed for real-time telecommunications applications (such as RADIUS servers).  It has slowly been modified to become more general purpose and improvements are being made every day but there are still some performance considerations which go with this.  In some cases tweaking your schema and/or queries can help performance dramatically, so I shall try and outline some of things to watch for here.

innodb_file_per_table, shrinking table spaces and the data dictionary
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10x Performance Improvements in MySQL – A Case Study
Slideshow with tips on how to improve the performance of your MySQL server

SHOW TEMPORARY TABLES
I had this patch for a while where one can get listing of both session and global temporary tables across all sessions. It really helped lot of times to understand the bottlenecks of some of the temporary table issues as MySQL never exposed them in the form of SHOW TABLES.

Fun with Table Functions
Great tricks on how to use table functions.

Join on overlapping date ranges
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Beware of implicit casting
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Step 1: Absorb the basics

• If you like to learn by reading, download our SEO Starter Guide for reading while you’re on an exercise bike, training for Ironman.
• Or, if you’re more a video watcher, try listening to my “Search Friendly Development” session while you’re cleaning your house. Keep in mind that some parts of the presentation are a little more technical.

Click here to view the embedded video.

• For good measure, and because at some point you’ll hear references to them, check out our webmaster guidelines for yourself.

Step 2: Explore details that pique your interest

Step 3: Verify ownership of your site in Webmaster Tools

A sample message regarding the crawlability of your site

Step 4: Research before you do anything drastic

• Researching material in our Help Center
• Checking for related posts in our Webmaster Forum
• Asking for feedback from the webmaster community — we’ve got a super skilled group of Google employees, members, and Bionic Posters.

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It is important to remember that there are a few strategies and tips you pretty much always need to implement as you are writing and testing ads. I”ve come up with an “ad recipe” that I keep on my desk to ensure all necessary elements are included in the new ads I write.

I”ll break down each ingredient:
Keyword Relevancy : This is plain and simple: have your keywords in your ad text. If possible place the keyword in the headline, also in the description lines and the display URL.

Differentiate From Competitors: This takes a little more work. Study your competitors ads. What do you do differently? What sets you apart? Whatever it is, make sure it is in your ad copy (and stands out)!

Call To Action: Engage the visitor to take action on your site. Offer them a free report, a free consultation, ask them to call now, buy now, browse more. Whatever call to action makes sense for your industry and is the most powerful.

So, like with any recipe, take the time to add each ingredient slowly. Then combine all to ensure your batter (or ad text) is well mixed! If you follow these steps, you will surely have a tasty ad that will keep your potential clients coming back for more.

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