MySQL 8.0 Certifications

Official Oracle MySQL certifications to validate your database skills

MySQL 8.0 Database Developer

Exam Details

  • Exam Code: 1Z0-909
  • Cost: $245 USD
  • Duration: 90 minutes
  • Questions: 60-70 multiple choice
  • Passing Score: 63%

How to Take the Exam

  • Online proctored or test center
  • Register at Pearson VUE
  • Preparation: MySQL Developer Guide
  • Valid for 5 years

Detailed Syllabus

  • MySQL architecture and components
  • Connecting to MySQL server
  • Using MySQL client programs

  • Numeric, string, and temporal data types
  • JSON data type and functions
  • Built-in functions and operators

  • DML statements (SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE)
  • DDL statements (CREATE, ALTER, DROP)
  • Window functions and CTEs (MySQL 8.0)

  • Stored procedures and functions
  • Triggers and events
  • Error handling

  • Connectors and APIs
  • Transaction handling
  • Performance considerations

MySQL 8.0 Database Administrator

Exam Details

  • Exam Code: 1Z0-908
  • Cost: $245 USD
  • Duration: 120 minutes
  • Questions: 75-85 multiple choice
  • Passing Score: 60%

How to Take the Exam

  • Online proctored or test center
  • Register at Pearson VUE
  • Preparation: MySQL Administrator Guide
  • Valid for 5 years

Detailed Syllabus

  • MySQL server architecture
  • Storage engines (InnoDB, MyISAM)
  • MySQL 8.0 data dictionary

  • Installation methods (binary, package, source)
  • Configuration files and variables
  • Server options and system variables

  • User account management
  • Roles and privileges (MySQL 8.0)
  • Encryption and SSL configuration

  • Logical backups (mysqldump, mysqlpump)
  • Physical backups (Enterprise Backup, file copy)
  • Point-in-time recovery

  • Optimizing queries (EXPLAIN, indexes)
  • Server tuning (buffer pools, caches)
  • Monitoring tools (Performance Schema, Sys Schema)

  • Replication setup and management
  • Group Replication (MySQL 8.0)
  • InnoDB Cluster

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