#MySQL
####Table of Contents
- Overview
- Module Description - What the module does and why it is useful
- Backwards compatibility information
- Setup - The basics of getting started with mysql
- Usage - Configuration options and additional functionality
- Reference - An under-the-hood peek at what the module is doing and how
- Limitations - OS compatibility, etc.
- Development - Guide for contributing to the module
##Overview
The mysql module installs, configures, and manages the MySQL service.
##Module Description
The mysql module manages both the installation and configuration of MySQL as well as extends Puppet to allow management of MySQL resources, such as databases, users, and grants.
##Backwards Compatibility
This module has just undergone a very large rewrite. Some new classes have been added, and many previous classes and configurations work differently than before. We've attempted to handle backwards compatibility automatically by adding a
attempt_compatibility_mode
parameter to the main mysql class. If you set
this to 'true' it will attempt to map your previous parameters into the new
mysql::server
class.
#####WARNING
Compatibility mode may fail. It may eat your MySQL server. PLEASE test it before running it live, even if the test is just a no-op and manual comparison. Please be careful!
##Setup
###What MySQL affects
- MySQL package
- MySQL configuration files
- MySQL service
###Beginning with MySQL
If you just want a server installed with the default options you can run
include '::mysql::server'
.
If you need to customize options, such as the root
password or /etc/my.cnf
settings, then you must also pass in an override hash:
class { '::mysql::server':
root_password => 'strongpassword',
remove_default_accounts => true,
override_options => $override_options
}
(see 'Overrides' below for examples of the hash structure for $override_options
)
##Usage
All interaction for the server is done via mysql::server
. To install the
client you use mysql::client
, and to install bindings you can use
mysql::bindings
.
###Overrides
The hash structure for overrides in mysql::server
is as follows:
$override_options = {
'section' => {
'item' => 'thing',
}
}
For items that you would traditionally represent as:
[section] thing = X
You can just make an entry like thing => true
, thing => value
, or thing => "
in the hash. You can also pass an array thing => ['value', 'value2']
or even list each thing => value
separately on separate lines. MySQL doesn't care if 'thing' is alone or set to a value; it'll happily accept both. To keep an option out of the my.cnf file, e.g. when using override_options to revert to a default value, you can pass thing => undef.
If an option needs multiple instances, you can pass an array. For example
$override_options = {
'mysqld' => {
'replicate-do-db' => ['base1', 'base2'],
}
}
will produce
[mysql] replicate-do-db = base1 replicate-do-db = base2
###Custom configuration
To add custom MySQL configuration, drop additional files into
includedir
. Dropping files into includedir
allows you to override settings or add additional ones, which is helpful if you choose not to use override_options
in mysql::server
. The includedir
location is by default set to /etc/mysql/conf.d.
##Reference
###Classes
####Public classes
mysql::server
: Installs and configures MySQL.mysql::server::account_security
: Deletes default MySQL accounts.mysql::server::monitor
: Sets up a monitoring user.mysql::server::mysqltuner
: Installs MySQL tuner script.mysql::server::backup
: Sets up MySQL backups via cron.mysql::bindings
: Installs various MySQL language bindings.mysql::client
: Installs MySQL client (for non-servers).
####Private classes
mysql::server::install
: Installs packages.mysql::server::config
: Configures MYSQL.mysql::server::service
: Manages service.mysql::server::root_password
: Sets MySQL root password.mysql::server::providers
: Creates users, grants, and databases.mysql::bindings::java
: Installs Java bindings.mysql::bindings::perl
: Installs Perl bindings.mysql::bindings::php
: Installs PHP bindings.mysql::bindings::python
: Installs Python bindings.mysql::bindings::ruby
: Installs Ruby bindings.mysql::client::install
: Installs MySQL client.
###Parameters
####mysql::server
#####create_root_user
Specify whether root user should be created or not. Defaults to 'true'.
This is useful for a cluster setup with Galera. The root user has to
be created once only. create_root_user
can be set to 'true' on one node while
it is set to 'false' on the remaining nodes.
#####create_root_my_cnf
If set to 'true' create /root/.my.cnf
. Defaults to 'true'.
create_root_my_cnf
allows to create /root/.my.cnf
independently of create_root_user
.
This can be used for a cluster setup with Galera where you want to have /root/.my.cnf
on all nodes.
#####root_password
The MySQL root password. Puppet will attempt to set the root password and update /root/.my.cnf
with it.
Has to be set if create_root_user
or create_root_my_cnf
are true. If root_password
is 'UNSET' create_root_user
and create_root_my_cnf
are assumed to be false, i.e. the MySQL root user and /root/.my.cnf
are not created.
#####old_root_password
The previous root password (REQUIRED if you wish to change the root password via Puppet.)
#####override_options
The hash of override options to pass into MySQL. It can be structured like a hash in the my.cnf file, so entries look like
$override_options = {
'section' => {
'item' => 'thing',
}
}
For items that you would traditionally represent as:
[section] thing = X
You can just make an entry like thing => true
, thing => value
, or thing => "
in the hash. You can also pass an array thing => ['value', 'value2']
or even list each thing => value
separately on separate lines. MySQL doesn't care if 'thing' is alone or set to a value; it'll happily accept both. To keep an option out of the my.cnf file, e.g. when using override_options to revert to a default value, you can pass thing => undef.
#####config_file
The location of the MySQL configuration file.
#####manage_config_file
Whether the MySQL configuration file should be managed.
#####includedir
The location of !includedir for custom configuration overrides.
#####install_options
Pass install_options array to managed package resources. You must be sure to pass the appropriate options for the correct package manager.
#####purge_conf_dir
Whether the includedir
directory should be purged.
#####restart
Whether the service should be restarted when things change.
#####root_group
What is the group used for root?
#####package_ensure
What to set the package to. Can be 'present', 'absent', or 'x.y.z'.
#####package_name
The name of the mysql server package to install.
#####remove_default_accounts
Boolean to decide if we should automatically include
mysql::server::account_security
.
#####service_enabled
Boolean to decide if the service should be enabled.
#####service_manage
Boolean to decide if the service should be managed.
#####service_name
The name of the mysql server service.
#####service_provider
The provider to use to manage the service.
#####users
Optional hash of users to create, which are passed to mysql_user.
users => {
'someuser@localhost' => {
ensure => 'present',
max_connections_per_hour => '0',
max_queries_per_hour => '0',
max_updates_per_hour => '0',
max_user_connections => '0',
password_hash => '*F3A2A51A9B0F2BE2468926B4132313728C250DBF',
},
}
#####grants
Optional hash of grants, which are passed to mysql_grant.
grants => {
'someuser@localhost/somedb.*' => {
ensure => 'present',
options => ['GRANT'],
privileges => ['SELECT', 'INSERT', 'UPDATE', 'DELETE'],
table => 'somedb.*',
user => 'someuser@localhost',
},
}
#####databases
Optional hash of databases to create, which are passed to mysql_database.
databases => {
'somedb' => {
ensure => 'present',
charset => 'utf8',
},
}
####mysql::server::backup
#####backupuser
MySQL user to create for backups.
#####backuppassword
MySQL user password for backups.
#####backupdir
Directory to back up into.
#####backupdirmode
Permissions applied to the backup directory. This parameter is passed directly
to the file
resource.
#####backupdirowner
Owner for the backup directory. This parameter is passed directly to the file
resource.
#####backupdirgroup
Group owner for the backup directory. This parameter is passed directly to the
file
resource.
#####backupcompress
Boolean to determine if backups should be compressed.
#####backuprotate
How many days to keep backups for.
#####delete_before_dump
Boolean to determine if you should cleanup before backing up or after.
#####backupdatabases
Array of databases to specifically back up.
#####file_per_database
Whether a separate file be used per database.
#####ensure
Allows you to remove the backup scripts. Can be 'present' or 'absent'.
#####execpath
Allows you to set a custom PATH should your mysql installation be non-standard places. Defaults to /usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/sbin
#####time
An array of two elements to set the backup time. Allows ['23', '5'] or ['3', '45'] for HH:MM times.
#####postscript
A script that is executed at when the backup is finished. This could be used to (r)sync the backup to a central store. This script can be either a single line that is directly executed or a number of lines, when supplied as an array. It could also be one or more externally managed (executable) files.
####mysql::server::monitor
#####mysql_monitor_username
The username to create for MySQL monitoring.
#####mysql_monitor_password
The password to create for MySQL monitoring.
#####mysql_monitor_hostname
The hostname to allow to access the MySQL monitoring user.
####mysql::server::mysqltuner
Note
If using this class on a non-network-connected system you must download the mysqltuner.pl script and have it hosted somewhere accessible via http(s)://
, puppet://
, ftp://
, or a fully qualified file path.
#####ensure
Whether the file should be present
or absent
. Defaults to present
.
#####version
The version to install from the major/MySQLTuner-perl github repository. Must be a valid tag. Defaults to 'v1.3.0'.
#####source
Parameter to optionally specify the source. If not specified, defaults to https://github.com/major/MySQLTuner-perl/raw/${version}/mysqltuner.pl
####mysql::bindings
#####install_options
Pass install_options array to managed package resources. You must be sure to pass the appropriate options for the correct package manager.
#####java_enable
Boolean to decide if the Java bindings should be installed.
#####perl_enable
Boolean to decide if the Perl bindings should be installed.
#####php_enable
Boolean to decide if the PHP bindings should be installed.
#####python_enable
Boolean to decide if the Python bindings should be installed.
#####ruby_enable
Boolean to decide if the Ruby bindings should be installed.
#####java_package_ensure
What to set the package to. Can be 'present', 'absent', or 'x.y.z'.
#####java_package_name
The name of the package to install.
#####java_package_provider
What provider should be used to install the package.
#####perl_package_ensure
What to set the package to. Can be 'present', 'absent', or 'x.y.z'.
#####perl_package_name
The name of the package to install.
#####perl_package_provider
What provider should be used to install the package.
#####python_package_ensure
What to set the package to. Can be 'present', 'absent', or 'x.y.z'.
#####python_package_name
The name of the package to install.
#####python_package_provider
What provider should be used to install the package.
#####ruby_package_ensure
What to set the package to. Can be 'present', 'absent', or 'x.y.z'.
#####ruby_package_name
The name of the package to install.
#####ruby_package_provider
What provider should be used to install the package.
####mysql::client
#####bindings_enable
Boolean to automatically install all bindings.
#####install_options
Pass install_options array to managed package resources. You must be sure to pass the appropriate options for the correct package manager.
#####package_ensure
What to set the package to. Can be 'present', 'absent', or 'x.y.z'.
#####package_name
What is the name of the mysql client package to install.
###Defines
####mysql::db
Creates a database with a user and assigns some privileges.
mysql::db { 'mydb':
user => 'myuser',
password => 'mypass',
host => 'localhost',
grant => ['SELECT', 'UPDATE'],
}
Or using a different resource name with exported resources,
@@mysql::db { "mydb_${fqdn}":
user => 'myuser',
password => 'mypass',
dbname => 'mydb',
host => ${fqdn},
grant => ['SELECT', 'UPDATE'],
tag => $domain,
}
Then collect it on the remote DB server.
Mysql::Db <<| tag == $domain |>>
If you set the sql param to a file when creating a database, the file gets imported into the new database.
For large sql files you should raise the $import_timeout parameter, set by default to 300 seconds
mysql::db { 'mydb':
user => 'myuser',
password => 'mypass',
host => 'localhost',
grant => ['SELECT', 'UPDATE'],
sql => '/path/to/sqlfile',
import_timeout => 900,
}
###Providers
####mysql_database
mysql_database
can be used to create and manage databases within MySQL.
mysql_database { 'information_schema':
ensure => 'present',
charset => 'utf8',
collate => 'utf8_swedish_ci',
}
mysql_database { 'mysql':
ensure => 'present',
charset => 'latin1',
collate => 'latin1_swedish_ci',
}
####mysql_user
mysql_user
can be used to create and manage user grants within MySQL.
mysql_user { '[email protected]':
ensure => 'present',
max_connections_per_hour => '0',
max_queries_per_hour => '0',
max_updates_per_hour => '0',
max_user_connections => '0',
}
It is also possible to specify an authentication plugin.
mysql_user{ 'myuser'@'localhost':
ensure => 'present',
plugin => 'unix_socket',
}
####mysql_grant
mysql_grant
can be used to create grant permissions to access databases within
MySQL. To use it you must create the title of the resource as shown below,
following the pattern of username@hostname/database.table
:
mysql_grant { 'root@localhost/*.*':
ensure => 'present',
options => ['GRANT'],
privileges => ['ALL'],
table => '*.*',
user => 'root@localhost',
}
It is possible to specify privileges down to the column level:
mysql_grant { 'root@localhost/mysql.user':
ensure => 'present',
privileges => ['SELECT (Host, User)'],
table => 'mysql.user',
user => 'root@localhost',
}
####mysql_plugin
mysql_plugin
can be used to load plugins into the MySQL Server.
mysql_plugin { 'auth_socket':
ensure => 'present',
soname => 'auth_socket.so',
}
##Limitations
This module has been tested on:
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 5/6
- Debian 6/7
- CentOS 5/6
- Ubuntu 12.04
Testing on other platforms has been light and cannot be guaranteed.
#Development
Puppet Labs modules on the Puppet Forge are open projects, and community contributions are essential for keeping them great. We can’t access the huge number of platforms and myriad of hardware, software, and deployment configurations that Puppet is intended to serve.
We want to keep it as easy as possible to contribute changes so that our modules work in your environment. There are a few guidelines that we need contributors to follow so that we can have a chance of keeping on top of things.
You can read the complete module contribution guide on the Puppet Labs wiki.
This module is based on work by David Schmitt. The following contributors have contributed patches to this module (beyond Puppet Labs):
- Larry Ludwig
- Christian G. Warden
- Daniel Black
- Justin Ellison
- Lowe Schmidt
- Matthias Pigulla
- William Van Hevelingen
- Michael Arnold
- Chris Weyl
- Daniël van Eeden