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.. program:: pt-query-advisor
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=============================
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:program:`pt-query-advisor`
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=============================
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.. highlight:: perl
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NAME
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====
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:program:`pt-query-advisor` - Analyze queries and advise on possible problems.
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SYNOPSIS
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========
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Usage
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-----
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::
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pt-query-advisor [OPTION...] [FILE]
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:program:`pt-query-advisor` analyzes queries and advises on possible problems.
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Queries are given either by specifying slowlog files, :option:`--query`, or :option:`--review`.
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Analyze all queries in a slow log:
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.. code-block:: perl
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pt-query-advisor /path/to/slow-query.log
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Analyze all queires in a general log:
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.. code-block:: perl
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pt-query-advisor --type genlog mysql.log
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Get queries from :command:`tcpdump` using :program:`pt-query-digest`:
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.. code-block:: perl
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pt-query-digest --type tcpdump.txt --print --no-report | pt-query-advisor
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RISKS
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=====
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The following section is included to inform users about the potential risks,
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whether known or unknown, of using this tool. The two main categories of risks
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are those created by the nature of the tool (e.g. read-only tools vs. read-write
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tools) and those created by bugs.
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:program:`pt-query-advisor` simply reads queries and examines them, and is thus
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very low risk.
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At the time of this release there is a bug that may cause an infinite (or
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very long) loop when parsing very large queries.
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The authoritative source for updated information is always the online issue
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tracking system. Issues that affect this tool will be marked as such. You can
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see a list of such issues at the following URL:
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`http://www.percona.com/bugs/pt-query-advisor <http://www.percona.com/bugs/pt-query-advisor>`_.
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See also :ref:`bugs` for more information on filing bugs and getting help.
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DESCRIPTION
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===========
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:program:`pt-query-advisor` examines queries and applies rules to them, trying to
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find queries that look bad according to the rules. It reports on
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queries that match the rules, so you can find bad practices or hidden
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problems in your SQL. By default, it accepts a |MySQL| slow query log
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as input.
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RULES
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=====
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These are the rules that :program:`pt-query-advisor` will apply to the queries it
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examines. Each rule has three bits of information: an ID, a severity
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and a description.
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The rule's ID is its identifier. We use a seven-character ID, and the
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naming convention is three characters, a period, and a three-digit
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number. The first three characters are sort of an abbreviation of the
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general class of the rule. For example, ALI.001 is some rule related
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to how the query uses aliases.
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The rule's severity is an indication of how important it is that this
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rule matched a query. We use NOTE, WARN, and CRIT to denote these
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levels.
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The rule's description is a textual, human-readable explanation of
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what it means when a query matches this rule. Depending on the
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verbosity of the report you generate, you will see more of the text in
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the description. By default, you'll see only the first sentence,
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which is sort of a terse synopsis of the rule's meaning. At a higher
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verbosity, you'll see subsequent sentences.
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* ``ALI.001``
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severity: note
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Aliasing without the AS keyword. Explicitly using the AS keyword in
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column or table aliases, such as "tbl AS alias," is more readable
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than implicit aliases such as "tbl alias".
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* ``ALI.002``
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severity: warn
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Aliasing the '\*' wildcard. Aliasing a column wildcard, such as
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"SELECT tbl.\* col1, col2" probably indicates a bug in your SQL.
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You probably meant for the query to retrieve col1, but instead it
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renames the last column in the \*-wildcarded list.
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* ``ALI.003``
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severity: note
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Aliasing without renaming. The table or column's alias is the same as
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its real name, and the alias just makes the query harder to read.
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* ``ARG.001``
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severity: warn
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Argument with leading wildcard. An argument has a leading
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wildcard character, such as "%foo". The predicate with this argument
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is not sargable and cannot use an index if one exists.
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* ``ARG.002``
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severity: note
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LIKE without a wildcard. A LIKE pattern that does not include a
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wildcard is potentially a bug in the SQL.
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* ``CLA.001``
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severity: warn
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SELECT without WHERE. The SELECT statement has no WHERE clause.
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* ``CLA.002``
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severity: note
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ORDER BY RAND(). ORDER BY RAND() is a very inefficient way to
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retrieve a random row from the results.
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* ``CLA.003``
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severity: note
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LIMIT with OFFSET. Paginating a result set with LIMIT and OFFSET is
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O(n^2) complexity, and will cause performance problems as the data
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grows larger.
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* ``CLA.004``
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severity: note
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Ordinal in the GROUP BY clause. Using a number in the GROUP BY clause,
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instead of an expression or column name, can cause problems if the
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query is changed.
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* ``CLA.005``
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severity: warn
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ORDER BY constant column.
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* ``CLA.006``
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severity: warn
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GROUP BY or ORDER BY different tables will force a temp table and filesort.
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* ``CLA.007``
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severity: warn
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ORDER BY different directions prevents index from being used. All tables
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in the ORDER BY clause must be either ASC or DESC, else |MySQL| cannot use
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an index.
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* ``COL.001``
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severity: note
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SELECT \*. Selecting all columns with the \* wildcard will cause the
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query's meaning and behavior to change if the table's schema
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changes, and might cause the query to retrieve too much data.
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* ``COL.002``
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severity: note
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Blind INSERT. The INSERT or REPLACE query doesn't specify the
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columns explicitly, so the query's behavior will change if the
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table's schema changes; use "INSERT INTO tbl(col1, col2) VALUES..."
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instead.
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* ``LIT.001``
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severity: warn
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Storing an IP address as characters. The string literal looks like
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an IP address, but is not an argument to INET_ATON(), indicating that
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the data is stored as characters instead of as integers. It is
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more efficient to store IP addresses as integers.
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* ``LIT.002``
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severity: warn
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Unquoted date/time literal. A query such as "WHERE col<2010-02-12"
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is valid SQL but is probably a bug; the literal should be quoted.
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* ``KWR.001``
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severity: note
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SQL_CALC_FOUND_ROWS is inefficient. SQL_CALC_FOUND_ROWS can cause
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performance problems because it does not scale well; use
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alternative strategies to build functionality such as paginated
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result screens.
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* ``JOI.001``
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severity: crit
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Mixing comma and ANSI joins. Mixing comma joins and ANSI joins
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is confusing to humans, and the behavior differs between some
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|MySQL| versions.
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* ``JOI.002``
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severity: crit
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A table is joined twice. The same table appears at least twice in the
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FROM clause.
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* ``JOI.003``
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severity: warn
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Reference to outer table column in WHERE clause prevents OUTER JOIN,
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implicitly converts to INNER JOIN.
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* ``JOI.004``
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severity: warn
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Exclusion join uses wrong column in WHERE. The exclusion join (LEFT
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OUTER JOIN with a WHERE clause that is satisfied only if there is no row in
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the right-hand table) seems to use the wrong column in the WHERE clause. A
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query such as "... FROM l LEFT OUTER JOIN r ON l.l=r.r WHERE r.z IS NULL"
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probably ought to list r.r in the WHERE IS NULL clause.
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* ``RES.001``
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severity: warn
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Non-deterministic GROUP BY. The SQL retrieves columns that are
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neither in an aggregate function nor the GROUP BY expression, so
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these values will be non-deterministic in the result.
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* ``RES.002``
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severity: warn
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LIMIT without ORDER BY. LIMIT without ORDER BY causes
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non-deterministic results, depending on the query execution plan.
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* ``STA.001``
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severity: note
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!= is non-standard. Use the <> operator to test for inequality.
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* ``SUB.001``
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severity: crit
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IN() and NOT IN() subqueries are poorly optimized. |MySQL| executes the subquery
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as a dependent subquery for each row in the outer query. This is a frequent
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cause of serious performance problems. This might change version 6.0 of |MySQL|,
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but for versions 5.1 and older, the query should be rewritten as a JOIN or a
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LEFT OUTER JOIN, respectively.
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OPTIONS
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=======
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:option:`--query` and :option:`--review` are mutually exclusive.
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This tool accepts additional command-line arguments. Refer to the
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"SYNOPSIS" and usage information for details.
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.. option:: --ask-pass
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Prompt for a password when connecting to |MySQL|.
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.. option:: --charset
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short form: -A; type: string
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Default character set. If the value is utf8, sets *Perl* 's binmode on
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``STDOUT`` to utf8, passes the mysql_enable_utf8 option to ``DBD::mysql``, and
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runs SET NAMES UTF8 after connecting to |MySQL|. Any other value sets
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binmode on ``STDOUT`` without the utf8 layer, and runs SET NAMES after
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connecting to |MySQL|.
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.. option:: --config
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type: Array
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Read this comma-separated list of config files; if specified, this must be the
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first option on the command line.
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.. option:: --[no]continue-on-error
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default: yes
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Continue working even if there is an error.
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.. option:: --daemonize
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Fork to the background and detach from the shell. POSIX
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operating systems only.
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.. option:: --database
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short form: -D; type: string
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Connect to this database. This is also used as the default database
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for :option:`--[no]show-create-table` if a query does not use database-qualified
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tables.
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.. option:: --defaults-file
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short form: -F; type: string
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Only read mysql options from the given file. You must give an absolute
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pathname.
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.. option:: --group-by
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type: string; default: rule_id
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Group items in the report by this attribute. Possible attributes are:
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.. code-block:: perl
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ATTRIBUTE GROUPS
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========= ==========================================================
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rule_id Items matching the same rule ID
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query_id Queries with the same ID (the same fingerprint)
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none No grouping, report each query and its advice individually
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.. option:: --help
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Show help and exit.
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.. option:: --host
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short form: -h; type: string
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Connect to host.
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.. option:: --ignore-rules
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type: hash
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Ignore these rule IDs.
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Specify a comma-separated list of rule IDs (e.g. LIT.001,RES.002,etc.)
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to ignore. Currently, the rule IDs are case-sensitive and must be uppercase.
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.. option:: --password
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short form: -p; type: string
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Password to use when connecting.
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.. option:: --pid
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type: string
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Create the given PID file when daemonized. The file contains the process
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ID of the daemonized instance. The PID file is removed when the
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daemonized instance exits. The program checks for the existence of the
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PID file when starting; if it exists and the process with the matching PID
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exists, the program exits.
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.. option:: --port
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short form: -P; type: int
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Port number to use for connection.
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.. option:: --print-all
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Print all queries, even those that do not match any rules. With
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:option:`--group-by` \ ``none``\ , non-matching queries are printed in the main report
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and profile. For other :option:`--group-by` values, non-matching queries are only
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printed in the profile. Non-matching queries have zeros for \ ``NOTE``\ , \ ``WARN``\
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and \ ``CRIT``\ in the profile.
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.. option:: --query
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type: string
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Analyze this single query and ignore files and ``STDIN``. This option
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allows you to supply a single query on the command line. Any files
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also specified on the command line are ignored.
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.. option:: --report-format
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type: string; default: compact
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Type of report format: full or compact. In full mode, every query's
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report contains the description of the rules it matched, even if this
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information was previously displayed. In compact mode, the repeated
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information is suppressed, and only the rule ID is displayed.
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.. option:: --review
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type: DSN
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Analyze queries from this pt-query-digest query review table.
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.. option:: --sample
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type: int; default: 1
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How many samples of the query to show.
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.. option:: --set-vars
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type: string; default: wait_timeout=10000
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Set these |MySQL| variables. Immediately after connecting to |MySQL|, this string
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will be appended to SET and executed.
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.. option:: --[no]show-create-table
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default: yes
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Get \ ``SHOW CREATE TABLE``\ for each query's table.
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If host connection options are given (like :option:`--host", "--port`, etc.)
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then the tool will also get \ ``SHOW CREATE TABLE``\ for each query. This
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information is needed for some rules like JOI.004. If this option is
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disabled by specifying \ ``--no-show-create-table``\ then some rules may not
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be checked.
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.. option:: --socket
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short form: -S; type: string
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Socket file to use for connection.
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.. option:: --type
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type: Array
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The type of input to parse (default slowlog). The permitted types are
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slowlog and genlog.
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.. option:: --user
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short form: -u; type: string
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User for login if not current user.
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.. option:: --verbose
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short form: -v; cumulative: yes; default: 1
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Increase verbosity of output. At the default level of verbosity, the
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program prints only the first sentence of each rule's description. At
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higher levels, the program prints more of the description. See also
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:option:`--report-format`.
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.. option:: --version
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Show version and exit.
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.. option:: --where
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type: string
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Apply this WHERE clause to the SELECT query on the :option:`--review` table.
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DSN OPTIONS
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===========
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||||
|
||||
|
||||
These DSN options are used to create a DSN. Each option is given like
|
||||
\ ``option=value``\ . The options are case-sensitive, so P and p are not the
|
||||
same option. There cannot be whitespace before or after the \ ``=``\ and
|
||||
if the value contains whitespace it must be quoted. DSN options are
|
||||
comma-separated. See the percona-toolkit manpage for full details.
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||||
|
||||
|
||||
* ``A``
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||||
|
||||
dsn: charset; copy: yes
|
||||
|
||||
Default character set.
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||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
* ``D``
|
||||
|
||||
dsn: database; copy: yes
|
||||
|
||||
Database that contains the query review table.
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||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
* ``F``
|
||||
|
||||
dsn: mysql_read_default_file; copy: yes
|
||||
|
||||
Only read default options from the given file
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
* ``h``
|
||||
|
||||
dsn: host; copy: yes
|
||||
|
||||
Connect to host.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
* ``p``
|
||||
|
||||
dsn: password; copy: yes
|
||||
|
||||
Password to use when connecting.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
* ``p``
|
||||
|
||||
dsn: port; copy: yes
|
||||
|
||||
Port number to use for connection.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
* ``S``
|
||||
|
||||
dsn: mysql_socket; copy: yes
|
||||
|
||||
Socket file to use for connection.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
* ``t``
|
||||
|
||||
Table to use as the query review table.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
* ``u``
|
||||
|
||||
dsn: user; copy: yes
|
||||
|
||||
User for login if not current user.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
ENVIRONMENT
|
||||
===========
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
The environment variable \ ``PTDEBUG``\ enables verbose debugging output to ``STDERR``.
|
||||
To enable debugging and capture all output to a file, run the tool like:
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
.. code-block:: perl
|
||||
|
||||
PTDEBUG=1 pt-query-advisor ... > FILE 2>&1
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
Be careful: debugging output is voluminous and can generate several megabytes
|
||||
of output.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
|
||||
===================
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
You need *Perl* , ``DBI``, ``DBD::mysql``, and some core packages that ought to be
|
||||
installed in any reasonably new version of *Perl* .
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
BUGS
|
||||
====
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
For a list of known bugs, see `http://www.percona.com/bugs/pt-query-advisor <http://www.percona.com/bugs/pt-query-advisor>`_.
|
||||
|
||||
Please report bugs at `https://bugs.launchpad.net/percona-toolkit <https://bugs.launchpad.net/percona-toolkit>`_.
|
||||
|
||||
AUTHORS
|
||||
=======
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
*Baron Schwartz* and *Daniel Nichter*
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
COPYRIGHT, LICENSE, AND WARRANTY
|
||||
================================
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
This program is copyright 2010-2011 Percona Inc.
|
||||
Feedback and improvements are welcome.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
VERSION
|
||||
=======
|
||||
|
||||
:program:`pt-query-advisor` 1.0.1
|
||||
|
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