[UPHPU] Database Design

[Richard K Miller]

On Nov 6, 2006, at 4:50 PM, Mac Newbold wrote:

>
> So it looks like the meeting this month (Thurs. Nov. 16, 7pm) is on  
> Database Design, and that I'll be presenting it. So I'd like to ask  
> for some input as I go about preparing for our discussion.
>
> 1. Are there any particular areas of database design that you'd  
> really like to know more about?
>
> 2. How much do you think you know about good database design?
>
> 3. I'm thinking about doing one or more case studies based on real  
> (or semi-real) situations. Would that interest you? Would you have  
> a situation we could study?
>

I'd be most interested in benchmarking, performance tweaking, and  
which tools to use for these.  I guess that would include an  
explanation of SHOW VARIABLES and SHOW STATUS, and I'm referring to 1  
machine, not necessarily a cluster.