Don’t use Query of Queries for simple datasets!
I’ve just finished a whole batch of optimisation routines for an Excel import/export that had to run on our CF8 based CRM system (thanks to Ben Nadel for his amazing POI CFC). The export had a tricky...
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MySQL Indices – what, how and when
One simple area of MySQL optimisation that is often overlooked is indexes* on tables. Basically an index is a sub set of the data that allows the MySQL engine to match against values much faster than...
View ArticleGeoIp – Binary DB vs MySQL Lookups
Recently I had to implement GeoIP lookups for a client project to determine which country user’s were coming from in order to supply them locale specific content. That, in itself, is not very...
View ArticleDon’t put your DB in the Cloud Mrs Worthington
(With apologies to Noel Coward) A couple of occurrences inspired this post, one was a recent meeting with a local hosting provider to discuss their Virtual Private Cloud (which turned out to be nothing...
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