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MySQL and MariaDB guides for configuration, recovery, performance and common database errors.

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How to Setup redis on wordpress with docker for High Performance. server administration guide
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How to Setup redis on wordpress with docker for High Performance.

Just like caching the front-end static files play an important role in improving the site speed. Similarly, we need to cache the backend for enhancing server performance.

2 min read
How to change wordpress url ? server administration guide
KBDatabases

How to change wordpress url ?

This blog explains how to change the wordpress site and home URL using both command line and phpMyAdmin methods.

2 min read
How to Disable Strict Sql_Mode on a Linux Server server administration guide
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How to Disable Strict Sql_Mode on a Linux Server

This blog explains how to disable strict sql_mode on a Linux server via command line. 1.The temporary method by command line: In order to disable or enable the strict mode, […]

3 min read
Controlled MySQL InnoDB recovery process using a protected data copy
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How to Recover Crashed InnoDB Tables Safely

A detailed InnoDB recovery workflow covering diagnosis, offline preservation, forced startup, logical extraction, partial-table salvage and clean restoration.

19 min read
Administrator diagnosing MySQL server shutdown in progress error 1053
KBDatabases

MySQL 'Server Shutdown in Progress': Diagnose and Recover Safely

Error 1053 usually means MySQL has stopped accepting work because a shutdown is already underway. The safest response is to identify whether it is completing, stuck or repeatedly crashing.

5 min read
Install and Configure phpMyAdmin on Ubuntu server administration guide
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Install and Configure phpMyAdmin on Ubuntu

Install and Configure phpMyAdmin on Ubuntu: In most production servers the phpMyAdmin is an important utility, we can install and configure phpMyAdmin on your server.

2 min read
MySQL Error 1153 - Got a Packet Bigger than ‘max_allowed_packet’ bytes server administration guide
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MySQL Error 1153 - Got a Packet Bigger than ‘max_allowed_packet’ bytes

MySQL throws the error “Got a packet bigger than ‘max_allowed_packet’ bytes” when the server receives a query larger than the configured packet size.

3 min read
Diagnosis of a missing mysql.plugin system table after a database upgrade
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MySQL: Table 'mysql.plugin' Doesn't Exist After an Upgrade

The mysql.plugin error usually points to an incomplete upgrade, the wrong data directory or missing system tables. The correct repair depends on whether the server runs MySQL or MariaDB.

6 min read
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