The problem of MySQL Replication unable to catch up is quite common in MySQL world and in fact I already wrote about it. There are many aspects of managing mysql replication lag such as using proper hardware and configuring it properly. In this post I will just look at couple of query design mistakes which [...]
Finding what Created_tmp_disk_tables with log_slow_filter
Whilst working with a client recently I noticed a large number of temporary tables being created on disk. show global status like ‘Created_tmp%’ | Created_tmp_disk_tables | 91970 | | Created_tmp_files | 19624 | | Created_tmp_tables | 1617031 |

