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I have an embedded device running a MySQL database with a web based application.

The problem is when I shutdown my embedded device it just cuts off the power, and I can not have a controlled shutdown. Given this situation how can I configure MySQL to prevent it from failures and in case of a failure, I should have maximum support to recover my database.

While searching this, I came across InnoDB Engine as well as some configuration options to set like sync_binlog=1 & innodb_flush_log_at_trx_commit=1. I have noticed my default Engine is InnoDB and binary logs are also enabled.

What are other configurations to make for best possible failure & recovery support?

I have absolutely no experience with databases and MySQL.

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  • It might just be me but it seems like you are flirting with an XY problem. An embedded device running a MySQL database and a web server seems like you're asking a lot, or using some very customized hardware that isn't applicable to our general audience. Regardless you are probably going to need some specialized code/fail safes if you expect power to be cut at any time. This isn't the standard operating model of most RDBMS.
    – Erik
    Oct 1, 2015 at 20:32

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You can do many things to prevent this.

  1. Move DB server to somewhere else (hosting)
  2. Buy an UPS
  3. Change to a simpler DB software (SQLite, Files)
  4. Make your code to always save the latest changes, so when power up, programs keep running from last saved point.
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One of the most important actions, in your code, is to use transaction. This way, you can be sure that a write has been correctly applied to the database in case of a power failure. This is one of the details that needs to be used to ensure the data integrity.

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