The Ultimate Guide to MySQL Partitioning: From Creation and Automation to Avoiding Pitfalls

Is database performance becoming a bottleneck with your ever-growing log or time-series data? This article provides a deep dive into MySQL's powerful monthly range partitioning. We cover initial table design with MAXVALUE, automated partition maintenance using MySQL Events, and seamless read/write operations with PHP. We also unveil the biggest operational advantage of partitioning—lightning-fast data cleanup—and rationally analyze its potential performance pitfalls and ideal use cases, helping you decide when you should (and shouldn't) use this powerful feature.