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Configuring connection pools, proxies like ProxySQL, and preventing connection starvation.

Scaling database architectures with primary-replica setups and transparent connection routing.

Deep exploration of EXPLAIN columns to eliminate temporary tables and file sorts.

Splitting massive historical datasets across physical ranges to maintain constant query times.

Techniques for non-blocking column additions, table rewrites, and backward-compatible schema shifts.

Mitigating race conditions and duplicate deductions using DB row locks and version columns.

Using database cursors and PHP lazy collections to process huge datasets under tight memory footprints.

Implementing cache-aside patterns, TTL expiration, and atomic invalidation on memory stores.

When to enforce third normal form and when to strategically duplicate data for high-speed reporting.