MySQL Reporting Tool

MySQL reports are plain SQL, JavaScript, or Python functions designed to generate comprehensive understandings of critical MySQL statistics. MySQL reports can be created directly at the MySQL interactive prompt, or they can be defined in scripts automatically loaded as MySQL starts. MySQL reports can be run once using the \show command or run and refreshed continuously using the \watch command.

The MySQL reporting facility supports user-defined reports as well as built-in reports, which are made to offer detailed information on a specific thread. However, built-in MySQL reports only show the results of a specified SQL query, a listing of the current threats in the connected MySQL server, and other details on specified threads as well as the standard options for \show and \watch commands. Despite their prevalence, MySQL reports are limited in their functionality. This is one reason why it can make sense to leverage user-defined reports instead, usually through third-party tools.

It’s better to use third-party tools for generating MySQL complex reports because you are enabled to create more in-depth reports while using less time, energy, and resources. This can help you more easily understand and contextualize MySQL data, identify the root causes of issues, and spot opportunities for MySQL optimization. 

A MySQL data visualization tool could support in-depth reports that leverage increased visibility into present and historical data. Some third-party MySQL reports, including DPA MySQL reports, are designed to pinpoint events that happened at a certain point in time and compare them to previous operations of equivalent meaning. This enables you to spot opportunities for improvements you can act on right away.

All this and more can help you rapidly spot and solve problems, reduce downtime, improve end-user experience, and optimize the resources in your network.

You can easily create a report for MySQL database with SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) by using its automated reporting tool. First, click Reports on the DPA menu, which you can find on the link at the top right of the screen. Then, select the database instance and report type. If the report type displays data about a single SQL, plan, or wait, you must identify it. To identify a single SQL, plan, or wait for a report, click Search next to the added field in the Create a New Report pane, locate the item, and click OK to add it. 

Then, hit Report Options to open the Report - Advanced Options page. Depending on the report type, specify which MySQL elements you’d like displayed in your report. By default, the report includes the elements with the highest wait time—to include specific elements, you must select User-Defined and then Add, then use the Search box to locate your desired elements. You can add up to 50 elements per report. 

Next, use the Dates to Display section to specify which dates the report should cover. Then, under General, complete the Report Name field and the optional fields Report Title and Report Description. In the New Report section at the top of the window, click Display Report to open your MySQL report. 

After you generate reports using DPA, you have four options for your MySQL report: Save, Save As (which saves the report with a different name), Edit (brings you back to the Report - Advanced Options page to make changes), or Email Report. You can also schedule the report to run automatically and be emailed to recipients. To view the report, go to the Reports Tab at any time. 

A DPA MySQL report tells you how MySQL is performing by analyzing the response time between a query request and a query response. This data analysis can enable you to understand the speed of MySQL operations, detect inefficient or unusual activity, spot trends and patterns, and form effective action plans for database optimization.

DPA has many standard MySQL reports built to address the most commonly used wait time statistics. These include average wait time (average time for SQL statements), top <element> (the SQL elements that experience longest wait times), and typical day of <element> (the times of day when SQL elements experience longest wait times). You can also customize each MySQL DPA report by selecting the database instance, time interval, and included terms.

Like other MySQL reporting tools, DPA goes beyond simply capturing response times. With color-coded visualizations like bar charts and graphs, DPA MySQL reports are built to turn loads of MySQL data into easy-to-understand discoveries. This can give IT administrations concrete data access to critical MySQL findings and support the long-term and overarching monitoring of your MySQL database. DPA also enables IT admins to hover over events and capture specific, in-depth MySQL insights.

Along with waits, DPA MySQL automated reports are also built to gather the following metrics and more:

• Memory
• Disk
• Network
• Sessions
• Objects
• Statements
• Sorts and Joins
  
  

DPA MySQL reports are built to help you and your team stay on top of database performance and better handle workloads and resources, all while improving response time and troubleshooting efforts. By helping resolve issues faster with less external support, DPA automated reports can enable IT administrators to maintain optimal MySQL database performance. 

Other SolarWinds tools to help improve MySQL database:

• Database Performance Monitor
• Server Configuration Monitor
  
  

Related features:

• MySQL Slow Query Log Analyzer
• MySQL Optimization Tool
• MySQL Performance Tuning
• SQL Query Analyzer
• SQL Server Memory Usage
• SQL Server Activity Monitoring