Introducing MySQL Shell: Administration Made Easy with Python

Description

Use MySQL Shell, the first modern and advanced client for connecting to and interacting with MySQL. It supports SQL, Python, and JavaScript. That’s right! You can write Python scripts and execute them within the shell interactively, or in batch mode. The level of automation available from Python combined with batch mode is especially helpful to those practicing DevOps methods in their database environments. Introducing MySQL Shell covers everything you need to know about MySQL Shell. You will learn how to use the shell for SQL, as well as the new application programming interfaces for working with a document store and even automating your management of MySQL servers using Python. The book includes a look at the supporting technologies and concepts such as JSON, schema-less documents, NoSQL, MySQL Replication, Group Replication, InnoDB Cluster, and more. MySQL Shell is the client that developers and database administrators have been waiting for. Far more powerful than the legacy client, MySQL Shell enables levels of automation that are useful not only for MySQL, but in the broader context of your career as well. Automate your work and build skills in one of the most in-demand languages. With MySQL Shell, you can do both! What You'll LearnUse MySQL Shell with the newest features in MySQL 8 Discover what a Document Store is and how to manage it with MySQL Shell Configure Group Replication and InnoDB Cluster from MySQL Shell Understand the new MySQL Python application programming interfaces Write Python scripts for managing your data and the MySQL high availability features Who This Book Is For Developers and database professionals who want to automate their work and remain on the cutting edge of what MySQL has to offer. Anyone not happy with the limited automation capabilities of the legacy command-line client will find much to like in this book on the MySQL Shell that supports powerful automation through the Python scripting language. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxii Introducing the MySQL Shell (Charles Bell)....Pages 1-27 Installing the MySQL Shell (Charles Bell)....Pages 29-73 MySQL Shell Tutorial (Charles Bell)....Pages 75-118 Using the Shell with SQL Databases (Charles Bell)....Pages 119-175 Example: SQL Database Development (Charles Bell)....Pages 177-230 Using the Shell with a Document Store (Charles Bell)....Pages 231-273 Example: Document Store Development (Charles Bell)....Pages 275-335 Using the Shell with Group Replication (Charles Bell)....Pages 337-366 Example: Group Replication Setup and Administration (Charles Bell)....Pages 367-391 Using the Shell with InnoDB Cluster (Charles Bell)....Pages 393-412 Example: InnoDB Cluster Setup and Administration (Charles Bell)....Pages 413-450 Appendix (Charles Bell)....Pages 451-491 Back Matter ....Pages 493-502