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Can putting mysql DB into memory or having the innodb_buffer_pool_size match the size of DB increase performance?

We have a mysql database that has roughly 80 gigabytes (GB) of data using inno_db engine. We are looking to increase performance on the database (we looked at the slow log and gone through and ...
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Can memcached improve performance for InnoDB in mem with a large innodb_buffer_pool_size?

I learned that innodb_buffer_pool_size makes innodb behave like an in memory db. If I give innodb_buffer_pool_size enough ram for the entire db could memcached improve further the performance, or ...
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Stress Test to Saturate Memory for MySQL InnoDB

I'm investigating windows 32bit memory problems (the 2G limit) and am after a test which will max out MySQL's memory including InnoDB Buffer Pool, per connection memory and/or any other uses of ...
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How do I shrink the innodb file ibdata1 without dumping all databases?

InnoDB stores all tables in one big file ibdata1. After dropping a big table, the file is keeping its size no matter how big the table was. How can I shrink that file without having to dump and ...
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How to use insert delay with the InnoDB engine and use less connection for insert statements?

I'm working on an application which involves a lot of database writes, approximately ~70% inserts and 30% reads. This ratio would also include updates which I consider to be one read and one write. ...
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Why is MySQL is creating so many temporary tables on disk?

Can any configuration mistake lead to creating too many temp tables by mysql..mysql tuner shows Current max_heap_table_size = 200 M Current tmp_table_size = 200 M Of 17158 temp tables, 30% were ...
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Is InnoDB Engine up to speed against Memory Engine?

I am exploring the efficiency of different database engines in MySQL version 5.5.18 to see which is best suited for use with a range query on a dataset of 5 million rows: SELECT P.col1, P.col2, ...
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Mysql Memory table getting many locks

On my site I log every pageview (date, ip, referrer, page, etc) in a simple mysql table. This table has the following activity: 1 SELECT per minute 1 DELETE per minute no UPDATE queries Lots of ...
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InnoDB table vs MEMORY table for a mysql environment with many inserts

I run my sites all on InnoDB tables which is working really well so far. Now I like to know what is going on in real-time on my sites, so I store each pageview (page, referrer, IP, hostname, etc) in ...