MySQL 5.0 Reference Manual

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Abstract

This is the MySQL Reference Manual. It documents MySQL 5.0 through 5.0.46.

This manual is for MySQL Enterprise Server, our commercial offering, and for MySQL Community Server. Sections that do not apply for MySQL Enterprise Server users are marked:

This section does not apply to MySQL Enterprise Server users.

Sections that do not apply to MySQL Community Server users are marked:

This section does not apply to MySQL Community Server users.

Document generated on: 2007-10-12 (revision: 8068)


Table of Contents

Preface
1. General Information
1.1. About This Manual
1.2. Conventions Used in This Manual
1.3. Overview of MySQL AB
1.4. Overview of the MySQL Database Management System
1.4.1. What is MySQL?
1.4.2. History of MySQL
1.4.3. The Main Features of MySQL
1.5. Overview of the MaxDB Database Management System
1.5.1. What is MaxDB?
1.5.2. History of MaxDB
1.5.3. Features of MaxDB
1.5.4. Licensing and Support
1.5.5. Feature Differences Between MaxDB and MySQL
1.5.6. Interoperability Features Between MaxDB and MySQL
1.5.7. MaxDB-Related Links
1.6. MySQL Development Roadmap
1.6.1. What's New in MySQL 5.0
1.7. MySQL Information Sources
1.7.1. MySQL Mailing Lists
1.7.2. MySQL Community Support at the MySQL Forums
1.7.3. MySQL Community Support on Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
1.7.4. MySQL Enterprise
1.8. How to Report Bugs or Problems
1.9. MySQL Standards Compliance
1.9.1. What Standards MySQL Follows
1.9.2. Selecting SQL Modes
1.9.3. Running MySQL in ANSI Mode
1.9.4. MySQL Extensions to Standard SQL
1.9.5. MySQL Differences from Standard SQL
1.9.6. How MySQL Deals with Constraints
2. Installing and Upgrading MySQL
2.1. MySQL Installation Overview
2.2. Determining your current MySQL version
2.3. Installing MySQL Enterprise
2.3.1. Overview of MySQL Enterprise Installation
2.3.2. Enterprise Server Distribution Types
2.3.3. Installing the Enterprise MySQL Server
2.3.4. Upgrading MySQL Enterprise Server
2.3.5. Uninstalling MySQL Enterprise
2.4. Installing MySQL Community Server
2.4.1. Overview of MySQL Community Server Installation
2.4.2. Operating Systems Supported by MySQL Community Server
2.4.3. Choosing Which MySQL Distribution to Install
2.4.4. How to Get MySQL
2.4.5. Verifying Package Integrity Using MD5 Checksums or GnuPG
2.4.6. Installation Layouts
2.4.7. Standard MySQL Installation Using a Binary Distribution
2.4.8. Installing MySQL on Windows
2.4.9. Installing MySQL from RPM Packages on Linux
2.4.10. Installing MySQL on Mac OS X
2.4.11. Installing MySQL on Solaris
2.4.12. Installing MySQL on i5/OS
2.4.13. Installing MySQL on NetWare
2.4.14. Installing MySQL from tar.gz Packages on Other Unix-Like Systems
2.4.15. MySQL Installation Using a Source Distribution
2.4.16. Post-Installation Setup and Testing
2.4.17. Upgrading MySQL
2.4.18. Downgrading MySQL
2.4.19. Operating System-Specific Notes
2.4.20. Environment Variables
2.4.21. Perl Installation Notes
2.5. Porting to Other Systems
2.5.1. Debugging a MySQL Server
2.5.2. Debugging a MySQL Client
2.5.3. The DBUG Package
2.5.4. Comments about RTS Threads
2.5.5. Differences Between Thread Packages
3. Tutorial
3.1. Connecting to and Disconnecting from the Server
3.2. Entering Queries
3.3. Creating and Using a Database
3.3.1. Creating and Selecting a Database
3.3.2. Creating a Table
3.3.3. Loading Data into a Table
3.3.4. Retrieving Information from a Table
3.4. Getting Information About Databases and Tables
3.5. Using mysql in Batch Mode
3.6. Examples of Common Queries
3.6.1. The Maximum Value for a Column
3.6.2. The Row Holding the Maximum of a Certain Column
3.6.3. Maximum of Column per Group
3.6.4. The Rows Holding the Group-wise Maximum of a Certain Field
3.6.5. Using User-Defined Variables
3.6.6. Using Foreign Keys
3.6.7. Searching on Two Keys
3.6.8. Calculating Visits Per Day
3.6.9. Using AUTO_INCREMENT
3.7. Queries from the Twin Project
3.7.1. Find All Non-distributed Twins
3.7.2. Show a Table of Twin Pair Status
3.8. Using MySQL with Apache
4. Using MySQL Programs
4.1. Overview of MySQL Programs
4.2. Invoking MySQL Programs
4.3. Specifying Program Options
4.3.1. Using Options on the Command Line
4.3.2. Using Option Files
4.3.3. Using Options to Set Program Variables
4.4. Setting Environment Variables
5. Database Administration
5.1. Overview of Server-Side Programs
5.2. mysqld — The MySQL Server
5.2.1. Option and Variable Reference
5.2.2. Command Options
5.2.3. System Variables
5.2.4. Using System Variables
5.2.5. Status Variables
5.2.6. SQL Modes
5.2.7. The Shutdown Process
5.2.8. Server-Side Help
5.3. MySQL Server Startup Programs
5.3.1. mysqld_safe — MySQL Server Startup Script
5.3.2. mysql.server — MySQL Server Startup Script
5.3.3. mysqld_multi — Manage Multiple MySQL Servers
5.4. mysqlmanager — The MySQL Instance Manager
5.4.1. MySQL Instance Manager Command Options
5.4.2. MySQL Instance Manager Configuration Files
5.4.3. Starting the MySQL Server with MySQL Instance Manager
5.4.4. Instance Manager User and Password Management
5.4.5. MySQL Server Instance Status Monitoring
5.4.6. Connecting to MySQL Instance Manager
5.4.7. MySQL Instance Manager Commands
5.5. Installation-Related Programs
5.5.1. comp_err — Compile MySQL Error Message File
5.5.2. make_win_bin_dist — Package MySQL Distribution as ZIP Archive
5.5.3. make_win_src_distribution — Create Source Distribution for Windows
5.5.4. mysql_fix_privilege_tables — Upgrade MySQL System Tables
5.5.5. mysql_install_db — Initialize MySQL Data Directory
5.5.6. mysql_secure_installation — Improve MySQL Installation Security
5.5.7. mysql_tzinfo_to_sql — Load the Time Zone Tables
5.5.8. mysql_upgrade — Check Tables for MySQL Upgrade
5.6. General Security Issues
5.6.1. General Security Guidelines
5.6.2. Making MySQL Secure Against Attackers
5.6.3. Security-Related mysqld Options
5.6.4. Security Issues with LOAD DATA LOCAL
5.6.5. How to Run MySQL as a Normal User
5.7. The MySQL Access Privilege System
5.7.1. What the Privilege System Does
5.7.2. How the Privilege System Works
5.7.3. Privileges Provided by MySQL
5.7.4. Connecting to the MySQL Server
5.7.5. Access Control, Stage 1: Connection Verification
5.7.6. Access Control, Stage 2: Request Verification
5.7.7. When Privilege Changes Take Effect
5.7.8. Causes of Access denied Errors
5.7.9. Password Hashing as of MySQL 4.1
5.8. MySQL User Account Management
5.8.1. MySQL Usernames and Passwords
5.8.2. Adding New User Accounts to MySQL
5.8.3. Removing User Accounts from MySQL
5.8.4. Limiting Account Resources
5.8.5. Assigning Account Passwords
5.8.6. Keeping Your Password Secure
5.8.7. Using Secure Connections
5.9. Backup and Recovery
5.9.1. Database Backups
5.9.2. Example Backup and Recovery Strategy
5.9.3. Point-in-Time Recovery
5.9.4. Table Maintenance and Crash Recovery
5.10. MySQL Localization and International Usage
5.10.1. The Character Set Used for Data and Sorting
5.10.2. Setting the Error Message Language
5.10.3. Adding a New Character Set
5.10.4. The Character Definition Arrays
5.10.5. String Collating Support
5.10.6. Multi-Byte Character Support
5.10.7. Problems With Character Sets
5.10.8. MySQL Server Time Zone Support
5.10.9. MySQL Server Locale Support
5.11. MySQL Server Logs
5.11.1. The Error Log
5.11.2. The General Query Log
5.11.3. The Binary Log
5.11.4. The Slow Query Log
5.11.5. Server Log Maintenance
5.12. Running Multiple MySQL Servers on the Same Machine
5.12.1. Running Multiple Servers on Windows
5.12.2. Running Multiple Servers on Unix
5.12.3. Using Client Programs in a Multiple-Server Environment
6. Optimization
6.1. Optimization Overview
6.1.1. MySQL Design Limitations and Tradeoffs
6.1.2. Designing Applications for Portability
6.1.3. What We Have Used MySQL For
6.1.4. The MySQL Benchmark Suite
6.1.5. Using Your Own Benchmarks
6.2. Optimizing SELECT and Other Statements
6.2.1. Optimizing Queries with EXPLAIN
6.2.2. Estimating Query Performance
6.2.3. Speed of SELECT Queries
6.2.4. WHERE Clause Optimization
6.2.5. Range Optimization
6.2.6. Index Merge Optimization
6.2.7. IS NULL Optimization
6.2.8. LEFT JOIN and RIGHT JOIN Optimization
6.2.9. Nested Join Optimization
6.2.10. Outer Join Simplification
6.2.11. ORDER BY Optimization
6.2.12. GROUP BY Optimization
6.2.13. DISTINCT Optimization
6.2.14. Optimizing IN/=ANY Subqueries
6.2.15. LIMIT Optimization
6.2.16. How to Avoid Table Scans
6.2.17. Speed of INSERT Statements
6.2.18. Speed of UPDATE Statements
6.2.19. Speed of DELETE Statements
6.2.20. Other Optimization Tips
6.3. Locking Issues
6.3.1. Internal Locking Methods
6.3.2. Table Locking Issues
6.3.3. Concurrent Inserts
6.3.4. External Locking
6.4. Optimizing Database Structure
6.4.1. Design Choices
6.4.2. Make Your Data as Small as Possible
6.4.3. Column Indexes
6.4.4. Multiple-Column Indexes
6.4.5. How MySQL Uses Indexes
6.4.6. The MyISAM Key Cache
6.4.7. MyISAM Index Statistics Collection
6.4.8. How MySQL Opens and Closes Tables
6.4.9. Drawbacks to Creating Many Tables in the Same Database
6.5. Optimizing the MySQL Server
6.5.1. System Factors and Startup Parameter Tuning
6.5.2. Tuning Server Parameters
6.5.3. Controlling Query Optimizer Performance
6.5.4. The MySQL Query Cache
6.5.5. Examining Thread Information
6.5.6. How Compiling and Linking Affects the Speed of MySQL
6.5.7. How MySQL Uses Memory
6.5.8. How MySQL Uses Internal Temporary Tables
6.5.9. How MySQL Uses DNS
6.6. Disk Issues
6.6.1. Using Symbolic Links
7. Client and Utility Programs
7.1. Overview of Client and Utility Programs
7.2. innochecksum — Offline InnoDB File Checksum Utility
7.3. my_print_defaults — Display Options from Option Files
7.4. myisam_ftdump — Display Full-Text Index information
7.5. myisamchk — MyISAM Table-Maintenance Utility
7.5.1. myisamchk General Options
7.5.2. myisamchk Check Options
7.5.3. myisamchk Repair Options
7.5.4. Other myisamchk Options
7.5.5. myisamchk Memory Usage
7.6. myisamlog — Display MyISAM Log File Contents
7.7. myisampack — Generate Compressed, Read-Only MyISAM Tables
7.8. mysql — The MySQL Command-Line Tool
7.8.1. mysql Options
7.8.2. mysql Commands
7.8.3. mysql Server-Side Help
7.8.4. Executing SQL Statements from a Text File
7.8.5. mysql Tips
7.9. mysqlaccess — Client for Checking Access Privileges
7.10. mysqladmin — Client for Administering a MySQL Server
7.11. mysqlbinlog — Utility for Processing Binary Log Files
7.12. mysqlcheck — A Table Maintenance and Repair Program
7.13. mysqldump — A Database Backup Program
7.14. mysqlhotcopy — A Database Backup Program
7.15. mysqlimport — A Data Import Program
7.16. mysqlmanagerc — Internal Test-Suite Program
7.17. mysqlmanager-pwgen — Internal Test-Suite Program
7.18. mysqlshow — Display Database, Table, and Column Information
7.19. mysql_convert_table_format — Convert Tables to Use a Given Storage Engine
7.20. mysql_explain_log — Use EXPLAIN on Statements in Query Log
7.21. mysql_find_rows — Extract SQL Statements from Files
7.22. mysql_fix_extensions — Make Table Filename Extensions Lowercase
7.23. mysql_setpermission — Interactively Set Permissions in Grant Tables
7.24. mysql_tableinfo — Generate Database Metadata
7.25. mysql_waitpid — Kill Process and Wait for Its Termination
7.26. mysql_zap — Kill Processes That Match a Pattern
7.27. perror — Explain Error Codes
7.28. replace — A String-Replacement Utility
7.29. resolveip — Resolve Hostname to IP Address or Vice Versa
7.30. resolve_stack_dump — Resolve Numeric Stack Trace Dump to Symbols
8. Language Structure
8.1. Literal Values
8.1.1. Strings
8.1.2. Numbers
8.1.3. Hexadecimal Values
8.1.4. Boolean Values
8.1.5. Bit-Field Values
8.1.6. NULL Values
8.2. Database, Table, Index, Column, and Alias Names
8.2.1. Identifier Qualifiers
8.2.2. Identifier Case Sensitivity
8.2.3. Function Name Parsing and Resolution
8.3. Reserved Words
8.4. User-Defined Variables
8.5. Comment Syntax
9. Character Set Support
9.1. Character Sets and Collations in General
9.2. Character Sets and Collations in MySQL
9.3. Specifying Character Sets and Collations
9.3.1. Server Character Set and Collation
9.3.2. Database Character Set and Collation
9.3.3. Table Character Set and Collation
9.3.4. Column Character Set and Collation
9.3.5. Character String Literal Character Set and Collation
9.3.6. National Character Set
9.3.7. Examples of Character Set and Collation Assignment
9.3.8. Compatibility with Other DBMSs
9.4. Connection Character Sets and Collations
9.5. Collation Issues
9.5.1. Using COLLATE in SQL Statements
9.5.2. COLLATE Clause Precedence
9.5.3. BINARY Operator
9.5.4. Some Special Cases Where the Collation Determination Is Tricky
9.5.5. Collations Must Be for the Right Character Set
9.5.6. Examples of the Effect of Collation
9.6. String Repertoire
9.7. Operations Affected by Character Set Support
9.7.1. Result Strings
9.7.2. CONVERT() and CAST()
9.7.3. SHOW Statements and INFORMATION_SCHEMA
9.8. Unicode Support
9.9. UTF-8 for Metadata
9.10. Column Character Set Conversion
9.11. Character Sets and Collations That MySQL Supports
9.11.1. Unicode Character Sets
9.11.2. West European Character Sets
9.11.3. Central European Character Sets
9.11.4. South European and Middle East Character Sets
9.11.5. Baltic Character Sets
9.11.6. Cyrillic Character Sets
9.11.7. Asian Character Sets
10. Data Types
10.1. Data Type Overview
10.1.1. Overview of Numeric Types
10.1.2. Overview of Date and Time Types
10.1.3. Overview of String Types
10.1.4. Data Type Default Values
10.2. Numeric Types
10.3. Date and Time Types
10.3.1. The DATETIME, DATE, and TIMESTAMP Types
10.3.2. The TIME Type
10.3.3. The YEAR Type
10.3.4. Year 2000 Issues and Date Types
10.4. String Types
10.4.1. The CHAR and VARCHAR Types
10.4.2. The BINARY and VARBINARY Types
10.4.3. The BLOB and TEXT Types
10.4.4. The ENUM Type
10.4.5. The SET Type
10.5. Data Type Storage Requirements
10.6. Choosing the Right Type for a Column
10.7. Using Data Types from Other Database Engines
11. Functions and Operators
11.1. Operator and Function Reference
11.2. Operators
11.2.1. Operator Precedence
11.2.2. Type Conversion in Expression Evaluation
11.2.3. Comparison Functions and Operators
11.2.4. Logical Operators
11.3. Control Flow Functions
11.4. String Functions
11.4.1. String Comparison Functions
11.4.2. Regular Expressions
11.5. Numeric Functions
11.5.1. Arithmetic Operators
11.5.2. Mathematical Functions
11.6. Date and Time Functions
11.7. What Calendar Is Used By MySQL?
11.8. Full-Text Search Functions
11.8.1. Boolean Full-Text Searches
11.8.2. Full-Text Searches with Query Expansion
11.8.3. Full-Text Stopwords
11.8.4. Full-Text Restrictions
11.8.5. Fine-Tuning MySQL Full-Text Search
11.9. Cast Functions and Operators
11.10. Other Functions
11.10.1. Bit Functions
11.10.2. Encryption and Compression Functions
11.10.3. Information Functions
11.10.4. Miscellaneous Functions
11.11. Functions and Modifiers for Use with GROUP BY Clauses
11.11.1. GROUP BY (Aggregate) Functions
11.11.2. GROUP BY Modifiers
11.11.3. GROUP BY and HAVING with Hidden Fields
12. SQL Statement Syntax
12.1. Data Definition Statements
12.1.1. ALTER DATABASE Syntax
12.1.2. ALTER TABLE Syntax
12.1.3. CREATE DATABASE Syntax
12.1.4. CREATE INDEX Syntax
12.1.5. CREATE TABLE Syntax
12.1.6. DROP DATABASE Syntax
12.1.7. DROP INDEX Syntax
12.1.8. DROP TABLE Syntax
12.1.9. RENAME TABLE Syntax
12.2. Data Manipulation Statements
12.2.1. DELETE Syntax
12.2.2. DO Syntax
12.2.3. HANDLER Syntax
12.2.4. INSERT Syntax
12.2.5. LOAD DATA INFILE Syntax
12.2.6. REPLACE Syntax
12.2.7. SELECT Syntax
12.2.8. Subquery Syntax
12.2.9. TRUNCATE Syntax
12.2.10. UPDATE Syntax
12.3. MySQL Utility Statements
12.3.1. DESCRIBE Syntax
12.3.2. HELP Syntax
12.3.3. USE Syntax
12.4. MySQL Transactional and Locking Statements
12.4.1. START TRANSACTION, COMMIT, and ROLLBACK Syntax
12.4.2. Statements That Cannot Be Rolled Back
12.4.3. Statements That Cause an Implicit Commit
12.4.4. SAVEPOINT and ROLLBACK TO SAVEPOINT Syntax
12.4.5. LOCK TABLES and UNLOCK TABLES Syntax
12.4.6. SET TRANSACTION Syntax
12.4.7. XA Transactions
12.5. Database Administration Statements
12.5.1. Account Management Statements
12.5.2. Table Maintenance Statements
12.5.3. SET Syntax
12.5.4. SHOW Syntax
12.5.5. Other Administrative Statements
12.6. Replication Statements
12.6.1. SQL Statements for Controlling Master Servers
12.6.2. SQL Statements for Controlling Slave Servers
12.7. SQL Syntax for Prepared Statements
13. Storage Engines
13.1. The MyISAM Storage Engine
13.1.1. MyISAM Startup Options
13.1.2. Space Needed for Keys
13.1.3. MyISAM Table Storage Formats
13.1.4. MyISAM Table Problems
13.2. The InnoDB Storage Engine
13.2.1. InnoDB Overview
13.2.2. InnoDB Contact Information
13.2.3. InnoDB Configuration
13.2.4. InnoDB Startup Options and System Variables
13.2.5. Creating the InnoDB Tablespace
13.2.6. Creating and Using InnoDB Tables
13.2.7. Adding and Removing InnoDB Data and Log Files
13.2.8. Backing Up and Recovering an InnoDB Database
13.2.9. Moving an InnoDB Database to Another Machine
13.2.10. InnoDB Transaction Model and Locking
13.2.11. InnoDB Performance Tuning Tips
13.2.12. Implementation of Multi-Versioning
13.2.13. InnoDB Table and Index Structures
13.2.14. InnoDB File Space Management and Disk I/O
13.2.15. InnoDB Error Handling
13.2.16. Restrictions on InnoDB Tables
13.2.17. InnoDB Troubleshooting
13.3. The MERGE Storage Engine
13.3.1. MERGE Table Problems
13.4. The MEMORY (HEAP) Storage Engine
13.5. The BDB (BerkeleyDB) Storage Engine
13.5.1. Operating Systems Supported by BDB
13.5.2. Installing BDB
13.5.3. BDB Startup Options
13.5.4. Characteristics of BDB Tables
13.5.5. Restrictions on BDB Tables
13.5.6. Errors That May Occur When Using BDB Tables
13.6. The EXAMPLE Storage Engine
13.7. The FEDERATED Storage Engine
13.7.1. Description of the FEDERATED Storage Engine
13.7.2. How to use FEDERATED Tables
13.7.3. Limitations of the FEDERATED Storage Engine
13.8. The ARCHIVE Storage Engine
13.9. The CSV Storage Engine
13.10. The BLACKHOLE Storage Engine
14. High Availability, Scalability, and DRBD
14.1. Using MySQL with DRBD for High Availability
14.1.1. Configuring a MySQL and DRBD Environment
15. Replication
15.1. Replication Configuration
15.1.1. How to Set Up Replication
15.1.2. Replication Startup Options and Variables
15.1.3. Common Replication Administration Tasks
15.2. Replication Solutions
15.2.1. Using Replication for Backups
15.2.2. Using Replication with different Master and Slave Storage Engines
15.2.3. Using Replication for Scale-out
15.2.4. Replicating Different Databases to Different Slaves
15.2.5. Improving Replication Performance
15.2.6. Switching Masters During Failover
15.2.7. Setting up Replication using SSL
15.3. Replication Notes and Tips
15.3.1. Replication Features and Issues
15.3.2. Replication Compatibility Between MySQL Versions
15.3.3. Upgrading a Replication Setup
15.3.4. Replication FAQ
15.3.5. Troubleshooting Replication
15.3.6. How to Report Replication Bugs or Problems
15.4. Replication Implementation Overview
15.4.1. Replication Implementation Details
15.4.2. Replication Relay and Status Files
15.4.3. How Servers Evaluate Replication Rules
16. MySQL Cluster
16.1. MySQL Cluster Overview
16.1.1. MySQL Cluster Core Concepts
16.1.2. MySQL Cluster Nodes, Node Groups, Replicas, and Partitions
16.2. Simple Multi-Computer How-To
16.2.1. Hardware, Software, and Networking
16.2.2. Multi-Computer Installation
16.2.3. Multi-Computer Configuration
16.2.4. Initial Startup
16.2.5. Loading Sample Data and Performing Queries
16.2.6. Safe Shutdown and Restart
16.3. MySQL Cluster Configuration
16.3.1. Building MySQL Cluster from Source Code
16.3.2. Installing the Cluster Software
16.3.3. Quick Test Setup of MySQL Cluster
16.3.4. Configuration File
16.3.5. Overview of Cluster Configuration Parameters
16.3.6. Configuring Parameters for Local Checkpoints
16.4. Upgrading and Downgrading MySQL Cluster
16.4.1. Performing a Rolling Restart of the Cluster
16.4.2. Cluster Upgrade and Downgrade Compatibility
16.5. Process Management in MySQL Cluster
16.5.1. MySQL Server Process Usage for MySQL Cluster
16.5.2. ndbd — The Storage Engine Node Process
16.5.3. ndb_mgmd — The Management Server Process
16.5.4. ndb_mgm — The Management Client Process
16.5.5. Command Options for MySQL Cluster Processes
16.6. Management of MySQL Cluster
16.6.1. Summary of MySQL Cluster Start Phases
16.6.2. Commands in the MySQL Cluster Management Client
16.6.3. Event Reports Generated in MySQL Cluster
16.6.4. Single User Mode
16.6.5. Quick Reference: MySQL Cluster SQL Statements
16.7. On-line Backup of MySQL Cluster
16.7.1. Cluster Backup Concepts
16.7.2. Using The Management Client to Create a Backup
16.7.3. ndb_restore — Restore a Cluster Backup
16.7.4. Configuration for Cluster Backup
16.7.5. Backup Troubleshooting
16.8. Cluster Utility Programs
16.8.1. ndb_config — Extract NDB Configuration Information
16.8.2. ndb_cpcd — Automate Testing for NDB Development
16.8.3. ndb_delete_all — Delete All Rows from NDB Table
16.8.4. ndb_desc — Describe NDB Tables
16.8.5. ndb_drop_index — Drop Index from NDB Table
16.8.6. ndb_drop_table — Drop NDB Table
16.8.7. ndb_error_reporter — NDB Error-Reporting Utility
16.8.8. ndb_print_backup_file — Print NDB Backup File Contents
16.8.9. ndb_print_schema_file — Print NDB Schema File Contents
16.8.10. ndb_print_sys_file — Print NDB System File Contents
16.8.11. ndb_select_all — Print Rows from NDB Table
16.8.12. ndb_select_count — Print Row Counts for NDB Tables
16.8.13. ndb_show_tables — Display List of NDB Tables
16.8.14. ndb_size.pl — NDBCluster Size Requirement Estimator
16.8.15. ndb_waiter — Wait for Cluster to Reach a Given Status
16.9. Using High-Speed Interconnects with MySQL Cluster
16.9.1. Configuring MySQL Cluster to use SCI Sockets
16.9.2. Understanding the Impact of Cluster Interconnects
16.10. Known Limitations of MySQL Cluster
16.10.1. Non-Compliance In SQL Syntax
16.10.2. Limits and Differences from Standard MySQL Limits
16.10.3. Limits Relating to Transaction Handling
16.10.4. Error Handling
16.10.5. Limits Associated with Database Objects
16.10.6. Unsupported Or Missing Features
16.10.7. Limitations Relating to Performance
16.10.8. Issues Exclusive to MySQL Cluster
16.10.9. Limitations Relating to Multiple Cluster Nodes
16.10.10. Previous MySQL Cluster Issues Resolved in MySQL 5.0
16.11. MySQL Cluster Development Roadmap
16.11.1. MySQL Cluster Changes in MySQL 5.0
16.11.2. MySQL 5.1 Development Roadmap for MySQL Cluster
16.12. MySQL Cluster Glossary
17. Spatial Extensions
17.1. Introduction to MySQL Spatial Support
17.2. The OpenGIS Geometry Model
17.2.1. The Geometry Class Hierarchy
17.2.2. Class Geometry
17.2.3. Class Point
17.2.4. Class Curve
17.2.5. Class LineString
17.2.6. Class Surface
17.2.7. Class Polygon
17.2.8. Class GeometryCollection
17.2.9. Class MultiPoint
17.2.10. Class MultiCurve
17.2.11. Class MultiLineString
17.2.12. Class MultiSurface
17.2.13. Class MultiPolygon
17.3. Supported Spatial Data Formats
17.3.1. Well-Known Text (WKT) Format
17.3.2. Well-Known Binary (WKB) Format
17.4. Creating a Spatially Enabled MySQL Database
17.4.1. MySQL Spatial Data Types
17.4.2. Creating Spatial Values
17.4.3. Creating Spatial Columns
17.4.4. Populating Spatial Columns
17.4.5. Fetching Spatial Data
17.5. Analyzing Spatial Information
17.5.1. Geometry Format Conversion Functions
17.5.2. Geometry Functions
17.5.3. Functions That Create New Geometries from Existing Ones
17.5.4. Functions for Testing Spatial Relations Between Geometric Objects
17.5.5. Relations on Geometry Minimal Bounding Rectangles (MBRs)
17.5.6. Functions That Test Spatial Relationships Between Geometries
17.6. Optimizing Spatial Analysis
17.6.1. Creating Spatial Indexes
17.6.2. Using a Spatial Index
17.7. MySQL Conformance and Compatibility
18. Stored Procedures and Functions
18.1. Stored Routines and the Grant Tables
18.2. Stored Routine Syntax
18.2.1. CREATE PROCEDURE and CREATE FUNCTION Syntax
18.2.2. ALTER PROCEDURE and ALTER FUNCTION Syntax
18.2.3. DROP PROCEDURE and DROP FUNCTION Syntax
18.2.4. CALL Statement Syntax
18.2.5. BEGIN ... END Compound Statement Syntax
18.2.6. DECLARE Statement Syntax
18.2.7. Variables in Stored Routines
18.2.8. Conditions and Handlers
18.2.9. Cursors
18.2.10. Flow Control Constructs
18.3. Stored Procedures, Functions, Triggers, and LAST_INSERT_ID()
18.4. Binary Logging of Stored Routines and Triggers
19. Triggers
19.1. CREATE TRIGGER Syntax
19.2. DROP TRIGGER Syntax
19.3. Using Triggers
20. Views
20.1. ALTER VIEW Syntax
20.2. CREATE VIEW Syntax
20.3. DROP VIEW Syntax
21. The INFORMATION_SCHEMA Database
21.1. The INFORMATION_SCHEMA SCHEMATA Table
21.2. The INFORMATION_SCHEMA TABLES Table
21.3. The INFORMATION_SCHEMA COLUMNS Table
21.4. The INFORMATION_SCHEMA STATISTICS Table
21.5. The INFORMATION_SCHEMA USER_PRIVILEGES Table
21.6. The INFORMATION_SCHEMA SCHEMA_PRIVILEGES Table
21.7. The INFORMATION_SCHEMA TABLE_PRIVILEGES Table
21.8. The INFORMATION_SCHEMA COLUMN_PRIVILEGES Table
21.9. The INFORMATION_SCHEMA CHARACTER_SETS Table
21.10. The INFORMATION_SCHEMA COLLATIONS Table
21.11. The INFORMATION_SCHEMA COLLATION_CHARACTER_SET_APPLICABILITY Table
21.12. The INFORMATION_SCHEMA TABLE_CONSTRAINTS Table
21.13. The INFORMATION_SCHEMA KEY_COLUMN_USAGE Table
21.14. The INFORMATION_SCHEMA ROUTINES Table
21.15. The INFORMATION_SCHEMA VIEWS Table
21.16. The INFORMATION_SCHEMA TRIGGERS Table
21.17. The INFORMATION_SCHEMA PROFILING Table
21.18. Other INFORMATION_SCHEMA Tables
21.19. Extensions to SHOW Statements
22. Precision Math
22.1. Types of Numeric Values
22.2. DECIMAL Data Type Changes
22.3. Expression Handling
22.4. Rounding Behavior
22.5. Precision Math Examples
23. APIs and Libraries
23.1. libmysqld, the Embedded MySQL Server Library
23.2. MySQL C API
23.2.1. C API Data types
23.2.2. C API Function Overview
23.2.3. C API Function Descriptions
23.2.4. C API Prepared Statements
23.2.5. C API Prepared Statement Data types
23.2.6. C API Prepared Statement Function Overview
23.2.7. C API Prepared Statement Function Descriptions
23.2.8. C API Prepared statement problems
23.2.9. C API Handling of Multiple Statement Execution
23.2.10. C API Handling of Date and Time Values
23.2.11. C API Threaded Function Descriptions
23.2.12. C API Embedded Server Function Descriptions
23.2.13. Controlling Automatic Reconnect Behavior
23.2.14. Common Questions and Problems When Using the C API
23.2.15. Building Client Programs
23.2.16. How to Make a Threaded Client
23.3. MySQL PHP API
23.3.1. Common Problems with MySQL and PHP
23.3.2. Enabling Both mysql and mysqli in PHP
23.4. MySQL Perl API
23.5. MySQL C++ API
23.6. MySQL Python API
23.7. MySQL Tcl API
23.8. MySQL Eiffel Wrapper
23.9. MySQL Program Development Utilities
23.9.1. msql2mysql — Convert mSQL Programs for Use with MySQL
23.9.2. mysql_config — Get Compile Options for Compiling Clients
24. Connectors
24.1. MySQL Connector/ODBC
24.1.1. Introduction to Connector/ODBC
24.1.2. Connector/ODBC Installation
24.1.3. Connector/ODBC Configuration
24.1.4. Connector/ODBC Examples
24.1.5. Connector/ODBC Reference
24.1.6. Connector/ODBC Notes and Tips
24.1.7. Connector/ODBC Support
24.2. MySQL Connector/NET
24.2.1. Connector/NET Versions
24.2.2. Connector/NET Installation
24.2.3. Connector/NET Examples and Usage Guide
24.2.4. Connector/NET Reference
24.2.5. Connector/NET Notes and Tips
24.2.6. Connector/NET Support
24.3. MySQL Visual Studio Plugin
24.3.1. Installing the MySQL Visual Studio Plugin
24.3.2. Creating a connection to the MySQL server
24.3.3. Using the MySQL Visual Studio Plugin
24.3.4. Visual Studio Plugin Support
24.4. MySQL Connector/J
24.4.1. Connector/J Versions
24.4.2. Connector/J Installation
24.4.3. Connector/J Examples
24.4.4. Connector/J (JDBC) Reference
24.4.5. Connector/J Notes and Tips
24.4.6. Connector/J Support
24.5. MySQL Connector/MXJ
24.5.1. Introduction to Connector/MXJ
24.5.2. Connector/MXJ Installation
24.5.3. Connector/MXJ Configuration
24.5.4. Connector/MXJ Reference
24.5.5. Connector/MXJ Notes and Tips
24.5.6. Connector/MXJ Support
24.6. Connector/PHP
25. MySQL Proxy
25.1. MySQL Proxy Supported Platforms
25.2. Installing MySQL Proxy
25.2.1. Installing MySQL Proxy from a binary distribution
25.2.2. Installing MySQL Proxy from a source distribution
25.2.3. Installing MySQL Proxy from the Subversion repository
25.3. MySQL Proxy Command Line Options
25.4. MySQL Proxy Scripting
25.4.1. Proxy Scripting Sequence During Query Injection
25.4.2. Internal Structures
25.4.3. Capturing a connection with connect_server()
25.4.4. Examining the handshake with read_handshake()
25.4.5. Examining the authentication credentials with read_auth()
25.4.6. Accessing authentication information with read_auth_result()
25.4.7. Manipulating Queries with read_query()
25.4.8. Manipulating Results with read_query_result()
25.5. Using MySQL Proxy
25.5.1. Using the Administration Interface
26. Extending MySQL
26.1. MySQL Internals
26.1.1. MySQL Threads
26.1.2. MySQL Test Suite
26.2. Adding New Functions to MySQL
26.2.1. Features of the User-Defined Function Interface
26.2.2. CREATE FUNCTION Syntax
26.2.3. DROP FUNCTION Syntax
26.2.4. Adding a New User-Defined Function
26.2.5. Adding a New Native Function
26.3. Adding New Procedures to MySQL
26.3.1. Procedure Analyse
26.3.2. Writing a Procedure
A. MySQL 5.0 Frequently Asked Questions
A.1. MySQL 5.0 FAQ — General
A.2. MySQL 5.0 FAQ — Storage Engines
A.3. MySQL 5.0 FAQ — Server SQL Mode
A.4. MySQL 5.0 FAQ — Stored Procedures
A.5. MySQL 5.0 FAQ — Triggers
A.6. MySQL 5.0 FAQ — Views
A.7. MySQL 5.0 FAQ — INFORMATION_SCHEMA
A.8. MySQL 5.0 FAQ — Migration
A.9. MySQL 5.0 FAQ — Security
A.10. MySQL 5.0 FAQ — MySQL Cluster
A.11. MySQL 5.0 FAQ — MySQL Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Character Sets
A.12. MySQL 5.0 FAQ — Connectors & APIs
A.13. MySQL 5.0 FAQ — Replication
A.14. MySQL 5.0 FAQ — MySQL, DRBD, and Heartbeat
A.14.1. Distributed Replicated Block Device
A.14.2. Linux Heartbeat
A.14.3. DRBD Architecture
A.14.4. DRBD and MySQL Replication
A.14.5. DRBD and File Systems
A.14.6. DRBD and LVM
A.14.7. DRBD and Virtualization
A.14.8. DRBD and Security
A.14.9. DRBD and System Requirements
A.14.10. DBRD and Support and Consulting
B. Errors, Error Codes, and Common Problems
B.1. Problems and Common Errors
B.1.1. How to Determine What Is Causing a Problem
B.1.2. Common Errors When Using MySQL Programs
B.1.3. Installation-Related Issues
B.1.4. Administration-Related Issues
B.1.5. Query-Related Issues
B.1.6. Optimizer-Related Issues
B.1.7. Table Definition-Related Issues
B.1.8. Known Issues in MySQL
B.2. Server Error Codes and Messages
B.3. Client Error Codes and Messages
C. MySQL Enterprise Release Notes
C.1. MySQL Enterprise 5.0 Release Notes
C.1.1. Changes in release 5.0.50 (Not yet released)
C.1.2. Changes in release 5.0.48 (27 August 2007)
C.1.3. Changes in release 5.0.46 (13 July 2007)
C.1.4. Release Notes for MySQL Enterprise 5.0.44sp1 (01 August 2007)
C.1.5. Changes in MySQL Enterprise 5.0.44 (21 June 2007)
C.1.6. Release Notes for MySQL Enterprise 5.0.42 (23 May 2007)
C.1.7. Release Notes for MySQL Enterprise 5.0.40 (17 April 2007)
C.1.8. Release Notes for MySQL Enterprise 5.0.38 (20 March 2007 released)
C.1.9. Release Notes for MySQL Enterprise 5.0.36sp1 (12 April 2007)
C.1.10. Release Notes for MySQL Enterprise 5.0.36 (20 February 2007)
C.1.11. Release Notes for MySQL Enterprise 5.0.34 (17 January 2007)
C.1.12. Release Notes for MySQL Enterprise 5.0.32 (20 December 2006)
C.1.13. Release Notes for MySQL Enterprise 5.0.30sp1 (19 January 2007)
C.1.14. Release Notes for MySQL Enterprise 5.0.30 (14 November 2006)
C.1.15. Release Notes for MySQL Enterprise 5.0.28 (24 October 2006)
D. MySQL Community Server Enhancements and Release Notes
D.1. MySQL Community Server 5.0 Enhancements and Release Notes
D.1.1. Release Notes for MySQL Community Server 5.0.45 (04 July 2007)
D.1.2. Release Notes for MySQL Community Server 5.0.41 (01 May 2007)
D.1.3. Release Notes for MySQL Community Server 5.0.37 (27 February 2007)
D.1.4. Release Notes for MySQL Community Server 5.0.33 (09 January 2007)
D.1.5. Release Notes for MySQL Community Server 5.0.27 (21 October 2006)
E. MySQL Change History
E.1. Changes in release 5.0.x (Production)
E.1.1. Changes for release 5.0.27 and up
E.1.2. Changes in release 5.0.26 (03 October 2006)
E.1.3. Changes in release 5.0.25 (15 September 2006)
E.1.4. Changes in release 5.0.24a (25 August 2006)
E.1.5. Changes in release 5.0.24 (27 July 2006)
E.1.6. Changes in release 5.0.23 (Not released)
E.1.7. Changes in release 5.0.22 (24 May 2006)
E.1.8. Changes in release 5.0.21 (02 May 2006)
E.1.9. Changes in release 5.0.20a (18 April 2006)
E.1.10. Changes in release 5.0.20 (31 March 2006)
E.1.11. Changes in release 5.0.19 (04 March 2006)
E.1.12. Changes in release 5.0.18 (21 December 2005)
E.1.13. Changes in release 5.0.17 (14 December 2005)
E.1.14. Changes in release 5.0.16 (10 November 2005)
E.1.15. Changes in release 5.0.15 (19 October 2005: Production)
E.1.16. Changes in release 5.0.14 (Not released)
E.1.17. Changes in release 5.0.13 (22 September 2005: Release Candidate)
E.1.18. Changes in release 5.0.12 (02 September 2005)
E.1.19. Changes in release 5.0.11 (06 August 2005)
E.1.20. Changes in release 5.0.10 (27 July 2005)
E.1.21. Changes in release 5.0.9 (15 July 2005)
E.1.22. Changes in release 5.0.8 (Not released)
E.1.23. Changes in release 5.0.7 (10 June 2005)
E.1.24. Changes in release 5.0.6 (26 May 2005)
E.1.25. Changes in release 5.0.5 (Not released)
E.1.26. Changes in release 5.0.4 (16 April 2005)
E.1.27. Changes in release 5.0.3 (23 March 2005: Beta)
E.1.28. Changes in release 5.0.2 (01 December 2004)
E.1.29. Changes in release 5.0.1 (27 July 2004)
E.1.30. Changes in release 5.0.0 (22 December 2003: Alpha)
E.2. Changes in MySQL Cluster
E.2.1. Changes in MySQL Cluster-5.0.7 (10 June 2005)
E.2.2. Changes in MySQL Cluster-5.0.6 (26 May 2005)
E.2.3. Changes in MySQL Cluster-5.0.5 (Not released)
E.2.4. Changes in MySQL Cluster-5.0.4 (16 April 2005)
E.2.5. Changes in MySQL Cluster-5.0.3 (23 March 2005: Beta)
E.2.6. Changes in MySQL Cluster-5.0.1 (27 July 2004)
E.2.7. Changes in MySQL Cluster-4.1.13 (15 July 2005)
E.2.8. Changes in MySQL Cluster-4.1.12 (13 May 2005)
E.2.9. Changes in MySQL Cluster-4.1.11 (01 April 2005)
E.2.10. Changes in MySQL Cluster-4.1.10 (12 February 2005)
E.2.11. Changes in MySQL Cluster-4.1.9 (13 January 2005)
E.2.12. Changes in MySQL Cluster-4.1.8 (14 December 2004)
E.2.13. Changes in MySQL Cluster-4.1.7 (23 October 2004)
E.2.14. Changes in MySQL Cluster-4.1.6 (10 October 2004)
E.2.15. Changes in MySQL Cluster-4.1.5 (16 September 2004)
E.2.16. Changes in MySQL Cluster-4.1.4 (31 August 2004)
E.2.17. Changes in MySQL Cluster-4.1.3 (28 June 2004)
E.3. MySQL Connector/ODBC (MyODBC) Change History
E.3.1. Changes in Connector/ODBC 5.1.0 (10 September 2007)
E.3.2. Changes in Connector/ODBC 5.0.12 (Not yet released)
E.3.3. Changes in Connector/ODBC 5.0.11 (31 January 2007)
E.3.4. Changes in Connector/ODBC 5.0.10 (14 December 2006)
E.3.5. Changes in Connector/ODBC 5.0.9 (22 November 2006)
E.3.6. Changes in Connector/ODBC 5.0.8 (17 November 2006)
E.3.7. Changes in Connector/ODBC 5.0.7 (08 November 2006)
E.3.8. Changes in Connector/ODBC 5.0.6 (03 November 2006)
E.3.9. Changes in Connector/ODBC 5.0.5 (17 October 2006)
E.3.10. Changes in Connector/ODBC 5.0.3 (Connector/ODBC 5.0 Alpha 3) (20 June 2006)
E.3.11. Changes in Connector/ODBC 5.0.2 (Never released)
E.3.12. Changes in Connector/ODBC 5.0.1 (Connector/ODBC 5.0 Alpha 2) (05 June 2006)
E.3.13. Changes in Connector/ODBC 3.51.21 (Not yet released)
E.3.14. Changes in Connector/ODBC 3.51.20 (10 September 2007)
E.3.15. Changes in Connector/ODBC 3.51.19 (10 August 2007)
E.3.16. Changes in Connector/ODBC 3.51.18 (08 August 2007)
E.3.17. Changes in Connector/ODBC 3.51.17 (14 July 2007)
E.3.18. Changes in Connector/ODBC 3.51.16 (14 June 2007)
E.3.19. Changes in Connector/ODBC 3.51.15 (7 May 2007)
E.3.20. Changes in Connector/ODBC 3.51.14 (08 March 2007)
E.3.21. Changes in Connector/ODBC 3.51.13 (Never released)
E.3.22. Changes in Connector/ODBC 3.51.12 (11 Febrauary 2005)
E.3.23. Changes in Connector/ODBC 3.51.11 (28 January 2005)
E.4. Connector/NET Change History
E.4.1. Changes in MySQL Connector/NET Version 5.1.3 (Not yet released)
E.4.2. Changes in MySQL Connector/NET Version 5.1.2 (18 June 2007)
E.4.3. Changes in MySQL Connector/NET Version 5.1.1 (23 May 2007)
E.4.4. Changes in MySQL Connector/NET Version 5.1.0 (01 May 2007)
E.4.5. Changes in MySQL Connector/NET Version 5.0.8 (21 August 2007)
E.4.6. Changes in MySQL Connector/NET Version 5.0.7 (18 May 2007)
E.4.7. Changes in MySQL Connector/NET Version 5.0.6 (22 March 2007)
E.4.8. Changes in MySQL Connector/NET Version 5.0.5 (07 March 2007)
E.4.9. Changes in MySQL Connector/NET Version 5.0.4 (Not released)
E.4.10. Changes in MySQL Connector/NET Version 5.0.3 (05 January 2007)
E.4.11. Changes in MySQL Connector/NET Version 5.0.2 (06 November 2006)
E.4.12. Changes in MySQL Connector/NET Version 5.0.1 (01 October 2006)
E.4.13. Changes in MySQL Connector/NET Version 5.0.0 (08 August 2006)
E.4.14. Changes in MySQL Connector/NET Version 1.0.11 (Not yet released)
E.4.15. Changes in MySQL Connector/NET Version 1.0.10 (24 August 2007)
E.4.16. Changes in MySQL Connector/NET Version 1.0.9 (02 February 2007
E.4.17. Changes in MySQL Connector/NET Version 1.0.8 (20 October 2006)
E.4.18. Changes in MySQL Connector/NET Version 1.0.7 (21 November 2005)
E.4.19. Changes in MySQL Connector/NET Version 1.0.6 (03 October 2005)
E.4.20. Changes in MySQL Connector/NET Version 1.0.5 (29 August 2005)
E.4.21. Changes in MySQL Connector/NET Version 1.0.4 (20 January 2005)
E.4.22. Changes in MySQL Connector/NET Version 1.0.3-gamma (12 October 2004)
E.4.23. Changes in MySQL Connector/NET Version 1.0.2-gamma (15 November 2004)
E.4.24. Changes in MySQL Connector/NET Version 1.0.1-beta2 (27 October 2004)
E.4.25. Changes in MySQL Connector/NET Version 1.0.0 (01 September 2004)
E.4.26. Changes in MySQL Connector/NET Version 0.9.0 (30 August 2004)
E.4.27. Changes in MySQL Connector/NET Version 0.76
E.4.28. Changes in MySQL Connector/NET Version 0.75
E.4.29. Changes in MySQL Connector/NET Version 0.74
E.4.30. Changes in MySQL Connector/NET Version 0.71
E.4.31. Changes in MySQL Connector/NET Version 0.70
E.4.32. Changes in MySQL Connector/NET Version 0.68
E.4.33. Changes in MySQL Connector/NET Version 0.65
E.4.34. Changes in MySQL Connector/NET Version 0.60
E.4.35. Changes in MySQL Connector/NET Version 0.50
E.5. MySQL Visual Studio Plugin Change History
E.5.1. Changes in MySQL Visual Studio Plugin 1.1.3 (Not yet released)
E.5.2. Changes in MySQL Visual Studio Plugin 1.0.2 (Not yet released)
E.5.3. Changes in MySQL Visual Studio Plugin 1.0.1 (4 October 2006)
E.5.4. Changes in MySQL Visual Studio Plugin 1.0.0 (4 October 2006)
E.6. MySQL Connector/J Change History
E.6.1. Changes in MySQL Connector/J 5.1.x
E.6.2. Changes in MySQL Connector/J 5.0.x
E.6.3. Changes in MySQL Connector/J 3.1.x
E.6.4. Changes in MySQL Connector/J 3.0.x
E.6.5. Changes in MySQL Connector/J 2.0.x
E.6.6. Changes in MySQL Connector/J 1.2b (04 July 1999)
E.6.7. Changes in MySQL Connector/J 1.2.x and lower
E.7. MySQL Connector/MXJ Change History
E.7.1. Changes in MySQL Connector/MXJ 5.0.6 (04 May 2007)
E.7.2. Changes in MySQL Connector/MXJ 5.0.5 (14 March 2007)
E.7.3. Changes in MySQL Connector/MXJ 5.0.4 (28 January 2007)
E.7.4. Changes in MySQL Connector/MXJ 5.0.3 (24 June 2006)
E.7.5. Changes in MySQL Connector/MXJ 5.0.2 (15 June 2006)
E.7.6. Changes in MySQL Connector/MXJ 5.0.1 (Never released)
E.7.7. Changes in MySQL Connector/MXJ 5.0.0 (09 December 2005)
E.8. MySQL Proxy Change History
E.8.1. Changes in MySQL MySQL Proxy 0.6.0 (Not yet released)
E.8.2. Changes in MySQL MySQL Proxy 0.5.1 (30 June 2007)
E.8.3. Changes in MySQL MySQL Proxy 0.5.0 (19 June 2007)
F. Limits and Restrictions
F.1. Restrictions on Stored Routines and Triggers
F.2. Restrictions on Server-Side Cursors
F.3. Restrictions on Subqueries
F.4. Restrictions on Views
F.5. Restrictions on XA Transactions
F.6. Limits in MySQL
F.6.1. Limits of Joins
F.6.2. The Maximum Number of Columns Per Table
G. Credits
G.1. Developers at MySQL AB
G.2. Contributors to MySQL
G.3. Documenters and translators
G.4. Libraries used by and included with MySQL
G.5. Packages that support MySQL
G.6. Tools that were used to create MySQL
G.7. Supporters of MySQL
Index

List of Figures

15.1. Using replication to improve the performance during scaleout
15.2. Using replication to replicate separate DBs to multiple hosts
15.3. Using an additional replication host to improve performance
15.4. Redundancy using replication, initial structure
15.5. Redundancy using replication, after master failure
A.1. Active-Master MySQL server

List of Tables

24.1. Mapping of MySQL Error Numbers to SQLStates

List of Examples

24.1. Obtaining a connection from the DriverManager
24.2. Using java.sql.Statement to execute a SELECT query
24.3. Stored Procedures
24.4. Using Connection.prepareCall()
24.5. Registering output parameters
24.6. Setting CallableStatement input parameters
24.7. Retrieving results and output parameter values
24.8. Retrieving AUTO_INCREMENT column values using Statement.getGeneratedKeys()
24.9. Retrieving AUTO_INCREMENT column values using SELECT LAST_INSERT_ID()
24.10. Retrieving AUTO_INCREMENT column values in Updatable ResultSets
24.11. Using a connection pool with a J2EE application server
24.12. Example of transaction with retry logic