Jozsef Rekedt-nagy
MySQL And PHP Consulting at Freelance
Budapest, Hungary
Summary
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Top SchoolJozsef Rekedt-nagy is a seasoned MySQL and PHP consultant with 15+ years building high-traffic, scalable web services from Budapest. He combines hands-on backend development, DBA expertise and Unix server administration with reliability and performance engineering—skills honed as Lead Developer at Pro-G Media (VideoGamer.com) and as a senior engineer/lead at Virtuagym. A long-time open-source contributor and Gallery core developer, he optimized database interactions and caching for widely deployed projects, including work that reduced DB trips via ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE and installer/upgrader improvements. He runs a global freelance practice advising on PHP/MySQL performance, cloud and DevOps pipelines, and has founded a nonprofit photo-hosting community with millions of images. Comfortable in both client-facing support roles and technical leadership, he thrives on daily operational challenges and pragmatic, measurable improvements.
15 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
MSc in Computer Science (MSCS, M.S.), Computer Science and Engineering, MSc in Computer Science (MSCS, M.S.), Computer Science and Engineering at Budapest University of Technology and EconomicsMora Ferenc High School
English, Hungarian, German
Github Skills (6)
php10
sql10
mysql10
database-optimization10
caching9
database-administration8
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (1)
gallery/gallery3
Dec 2010 - Apr 2011
The simplest, most intuitive way to host your photos on your website.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:40 commits in 3 months
Contributions summary:Jozsef primarily focused on optimizing the database interaction and improving the caching mechanisms within the photo gallery application. They implemented the `ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE` syntax for database operations, reducing database trips. Further optimizations included limiting SELECT queries and adding indexes. The user also made significant changes to the installer and upgrader scripts to support the new database optimizations.
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