# MySQL Performance References

**URL:** <https://forums.percona.com/t/mysql-performance-references/155>\
**Category:** Other MySQL® Questions\
**Created:** [December 28, 2006, 11:13pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/mysql-performance-references/155 "2006-12-28T23:13:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![bengoerz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecb155/32.png) [@bengoerz](https://forums.percona.com/u/bengoerz)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2006, 11:13pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/mysql-performance-references/155/1 "2006-12-28T23:13:21Z")

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I have found this forum very interesting and informative, but a little beyond my current knowledge of MySQL. Before I get into specific scenarios and examples, can you recommend a few good resources on MySQL optimization that are more at the theoretical level? How did you all learn these things?

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**Author:** ![Peter](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.percona.com/peter/32/2_2.png) [@Peter](https://forums.percona.com/u/Peter)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2006, 6:56am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/mysql-performance-references/155/2 "2006-12-29T06:56:17Z")

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You can get some books ie “High Performance MySQL” or “MySQL” by Paul Dubois - books are good to get basic knowledge and have some theory.

And when you add your practice and a lot of resources you read - blogs, news etc.