MySQLTuner

Searching for a new MySQLTuner maintainer

Major Hayden — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:34:10 +0000

As you could imagine, this is a pretty difficult post to write. I’m a big fan of MySQL and I’ve really enjoying working on the MySQLTuner script. While it’s nowhere near perfect, it has helped quite a few people increase their database performance and avoid downtime in their applications. The emails have rolled in from people around the world and I’m grateful for each one I’ve received (even the negative ones!).

However, my current role at Rackspace occupies much of my time. Since January 2008, I’ve worked with the Slicehost operations team as a Linux Engineer, and we’re constantly riding the latest wave of virtualization technology. It probably goes without saying, but staying on the forefront of the industry takes a lot of effort!

With a heavy heart, I’m announcing a search for a new maintainer for MySQLTuner. It’s written in Perl, but it’s fairly basic. I’d prefer to hand it off to a Certified MySQL DBA, but anyone who enjoys working with MySQL would be a good maintainer.

It’s also important to note that Sheeri Cabral from Pythian has forked MySQLTuner to include some changes that she finds relevant, and that project is taking off on Launchpad.

If you’re interested in taking over, feel free to comment on this post or communicate via the Google Group. Thanks again for your continued support and interest.

Anyone available to test MySQLTuner on AIX?

Major Hayden — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:35:54 +0000

I received a patch from Baptiste M. that allows MySQLTuner to determine the architecture and total physical memory on a server running AIX 5L. I’ve rolled the patch into github, and you can download the updated minor release there.

The v1.1.1 release also contains a patch from Isart Montane which allows MySQL to check for users without passwords and for slaves that don’t have read_only enabled. This patch has been tested briefly and appears to work well. I didn’t make any recommendations based on the check since many DBA’s may not be interested in using this setting on a slave that is well secured.

MySQLTuner v1.1.0 released

Major Hayden — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:10:21 +0000

The first MySQLTuner release of 2009 is now available! You can download v1.1.0 directly or clone it from github. The full changelog is available if you’re interested in all of the details.

Here are the summarized improvements:

Fixed multiple Solaris bugs
Fixed some reporting bugs
Adjusted some recommendations

Although no new features were added, the additional Solaris support has been well received. Of course, if you find bugs, have questions, or want to join in the project, head on over to the MySQLTuner Talk Google Group.

MySQLTuner is now on github!

Major Hayden — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 02:32:46 +0000

I’m pleased to announce that MySQLTuner is now on github: MySQLTuner-perl

After much thought, I decided to migrate the entire MySQLTuner repository (it was a small repository, so I’m making it sound grander than it really is) to github. I’ve started to enjoy using git, and the feature set certainly makes it useful.

I haven’t found good, free, hosted ticketing software for the project, so I’ll be going without a ticketing system for a while. Some people have suggested Lighthouse, so I might consider that option. If you have any ideas, feel free to send them my way.

New home for MySQLTuner

Major Hayden — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:10:59 +0000

I’m just getting started with a new site for MySQLTuner. In the meantime, check out the links at the top right to download the script or to learn more about the project.