Monica Silva
Database Administrator
Monica is a certified MySQL Database Administrator working with multiple clients to provide professional MySQL services. She is currently working towards her AWS Cloud Practitioner certification.
Understanding the MySQL General Log
The MySQL General Query Log is a helpful tool for tracking and monitoring queries executed by the server. It logs every SQL query received from clients and server startup and shutdown events. This log can be an invaluable asset for database administrators and... read more
Getting Started with Sysbench
MySQL remains one of the most popular relational databases due to its robustness, scalability, and ease of use. However, optimizing MySQL for better performance becomes crucial as your database grows and your system demands increase. Using Sysbench for MySQL... read more
MySQL Benchmarking Tools: mysqlslap & sysbench
Benchmarking is the first step in tuning your database. It provides a starting point to assess whether further changes improve performance. During the benchmarking of a database, several aspects are tested and measured. The specific factors that get benchmarked depend... read more
Error Code: 2068. LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE file request rejected due to restrictions on access.
The Error Code: 2068. LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE file request rejected due to restrictions on access error occurs when MySQL rejects the LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE command due to security restrictions. This can happen for various reasons, including server-side and client-side... read more
Warning! Percona Cautions Against MySQL Upgrade After 8.0.37
Attention MySQL users that are running MySQL 8.0.38, MySQL 8.4.1, or MySQL 9.0.0: The folks at Percona are sounding the alarms in a blog published last week. They identified a potential bug, of which mysqld will crash at restart if the database has more than 10,000... read more![Commvault Error: Backup process could not find log [~/mysql/data/log-bin.xxxx~] in the given transaction log location](https://virtual-dba.com/wp-content/uploads/Commvault-Error-Backup-process-could-not-find-log.jpg "Commvault Error: Backup process could not find log [~/mysql/data/log-bin.xxxx~] in the given transaction log location")