After having a week to recover from the first exam I finally got around to taking the second one….and passed!!

Part II of the MySQL DBA Certification focused a lot more on the day to day running of the server, compared to Part I which was very much installation / configuration based.

Studying for the exam was a little difficult as I also had to work this week (as opposed to being on holiday!), but the skills you gain can be directly applied to everyday management of MySQL, and can be very rewarding especially if you focus on optimisation.

So what next you ask? Well after getting this far I thought it only fair that I give something back to the MySQL Community in the form of a MoinMoin Macro – mmMySQL.

mmMySQL provides a quick way to view MySQL Status and Config directly from your Wiki pages. If like me you manage several MySQL servers and want a quick way to view your server Status or Config, just drop this macro into your MoinMoin Macro folder and add it to a page….easy huh!.

As for where we go from here with mmMySQL……who knows?