How It Affects Your App
MySQL 1209 ER_CREATE_DB_WITH_READ_LOCK error indicates that the application is trying to create a database while a read lock is in place. This means that the application is unable to create the database and any further operations on the database will be blocked until the read lock is released. This can cause the application to become unresponsive and can lead to data loss or corruption. It can also cause the application to crash or become unstable.
How To Fix
1. Check the error log for the MySQL 1209 error. This can be done by running the following command:
mysql> SHOW GLOBAL ERROR LOG;
2. Check the user privileges for the user that is trying to access the database. This can be done by running the following command:
mysql> SELECT USER, HOST, PRIVILEGES FROM mysql.user;
3. Grant the necessary privileges to the user. This can be done by running the following command:
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'username'@'hostname';
4. Flush the privileges. This can be done by running the following command:
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
5. Restart the MySQL server. This can be done by running the following command:
mysql> sudo service mysql restart
6. Use an automated database observability tool to monitor and fix the MySQL 1209 in question. Automated database observability tools can help identify and diagnose issues quickly, as well as provide insights into the performance and health of the database. This can help prevent future issues from occurring and ensure that the database is running optimally.