Does the MySQL maintenance a mysqlcheck --analyze?

[jnunez_clicars]

Hi,

I would like to know if the MySQL maintenance does a mysqlcheck --analyze. Reading the docs, seems like no.

So just to add a cronjob to do it.

[ms4446 · Accepted solution]

While Google Cloud SQL's routine maintenance keeps your MySQL instance healthy, it doesn't specifically include mysqlcheck --analyze.

Setting up a cron job to automatically run mysqlcheck --analyze can be a good approach if you find that regular analysis is beneficial for your application's performance. You can do this by:

• Setting up a Compute Engine instance or using a serverless option like Cloud Functions or Cloud Run, where you can schedule jobs.
• Using the gcloud command-line tool or the Cloud SQL Admin API to connect to your database and run the command.
• Scheduling the cron job to run during off-peak hours to minimize the impact on your database performance.

Here is a basic outline of what the script might look like:

# Replace with your values
INSTANCE_NAME="your-instance-name"
DATABASE_NAME="your-database-name"
GCP_PROJECT="your-project-id"

# Analyze all databases
gcloud sql connect $INSTANCE_NAME --project=$GCP_PROJECT --quiet --command="mysqlcheck --analyze --all-databases"