A Tour of MySQL Certification Book Worm CMA Certified MySQL Associate (CMA) is the entry level MySQL certification. Requiring but a single test, if you have experience with other database systems, you’ll find your knowledge will apply to the CMA track. If you already understand client/server, data definition language (DDL), basic SQL with grouping, joining tables and the ability to modify data, you’ll have a huge head start on studying, or you could be ready to take the exam!

CMDBA
The CMA will get you started towards working on the Certified MySQL Database Administrator (CMDBA) certificate.

This exam is very comprehensive in what a database administrator should know about MySQL. Keep in mind, this is a starting point for a DBA, not an ending point. You should have about six months of daily experience in a moderately sized MySQL environment. Having the ability to install and use a MySQL learning environment is crucial too. There will be parts of the curriculum that will go into areas of MySQL that you environment may not require.

This certification continues on where the CMA leaves off. Not only are there more requirements, it goes deeper into the details. You’ll be challenged, but if you’ve created a learning environment, you can try all the commands on a live system to see how things work. This is a crucial concept, some questions may ask you all the ways to do the same thing. If you know only a single way to accomplish a certain task, you’ll get the question wrong. If you’re responsible for the daily operation, tuning and maintenance of a MySQL server, the CMDBA certification is what you want.

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