Mysql database lockup (v3.23.49)

2002-09-10 Thread Kevin Slean
All, We are experiencing a strange problem where one minute everything is running fine on mysql, then the next minute, all queries seem to lockup. Can anybody provide guidance to me so I can determine the cause of the lockups? So far I dump the proc logs every minute via cron. I have found th

FW: Select holding up an insert

2002-05-01 Thread Kevin Slean
I am currently experiencing a problem with MYSQL where critical INSERTs into my database appear to be held up by reports that are doing SELECTs. Turns out the particular select uses a LIKE '%value%'. I would think this results in a sequential search of the entire table (400k records) thereby

Transaction Counter flawed

2001-09-20 Thread Kevin Slean
I have come across a flawed transaction counter in a mysql application that I now support. I believe it is flawed because it does not use record locking to deal with concurrency and was hoping someone could give me ideas on how to correct. The transaction counter works like this: 1) Web transa