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Abstract
This is the MySQL Reference Manual. It documents MySQL
5.1 through 5.1.32. This manual also
includes specific information on the Maria
storage engine.
MySQL 5.1 with Maria
does not include support
for MySQL Cluster; for information about MySQL Cluster, please
see MySQL Cluster NDB 6.X/7.X.
MySQL 5.1 Features — This manual describes features that are not included in every edition of MySQL 5.1 and such features may not be included in the edition of MySQL 5.1 licensed to you. If you have any questions about the features included in your edition of MySQL 5.1, refer to your MySQL 5.1 license agreement or contact your Sun Microsystems sales representative."
Document generated on: 2009-09-17 (revision: 16644)
Table of Contents [+/-]
tar.gz
Packages on Other
Unix-Like SystemsAUTO_INCREMENT
SELECT
and Other Statements [+/-]EXPLAIN
SELECT
QueriesWHERE
Clause OptimizationIS NULL
OptimizationLEFT JOIN
and RIGHT JOIN
OptimizationORDER BY
OptimizationGROUP BY
OptimizationDISTINCT
OptimizationIN
/=ANY
SubqueriesLIMIT
Optimizationoptimizer_switch
to Control the
OptimizerINFORMATION_SCHEMA
OptimizationINSERT
StatementsUPDATE
StatementsDELETE
StatementsMyISAM
Key CacheMyISAM
Index Statistics CollectionGROUP BY
Clauses [+/-]ALTER DATABASE
SyntaxALTER EVENT
SyntaxALTER LOGFILE GROUP
SyntaxALTER FUNCTION
SyntaxALTER PROCEDURE
SyntaxALTER SERVER
SyntaxALTER TABLE
SyntaxALTER TABLESPACE
SyntaxALTER VIEW
SyntaxCREATE DATABASE
SyntaxCREATE EVENT
SyntaxCREATE FUNCTION
SyntaxCREATE INDEX
SyntaxCREATE LOGFILE GROUP
SyntaxCREATE PROCEDURE
and
CREATE FUNCTION
SyntaxCREATE SERVER
SyntaxCREATE TABLE
SyntaxCREATE TABLESPACE
SyntaxCREATE TRIGGER
SyntaxCREATE VIEW
SyntaxDROP DATABASE
SyntaxDROP EVENT
SyntaxDROP FUNCTION
SyntaxDROP INDEX
SyntaxDROP LOGFILE GROUP
SyntaxDROP PROCEDURE
and
DROP FUNCTION
SyntaxDROP SERVER
SyntaxDROP TABLE
SyntaxDROP TABLESPACE
SyntaxDROP TRIGGER
SyntaxDROP VIEW
SyntaxRENAME DATABASE
SyntaxRENAME TABLE
SyntaxSTART TRANSACTION
,
COMMIT
, and
ROLLBACK
SyntaxSAVEPOINT
and
ROLLBACK TO
SAVEPOINT
SyntaxLOCK TABLES
and
UNLOCK
TABLES
SyntaxSET TRANSACTION
SyntaxMyISAM
Storage Engine [+/-]Maria
Storage Engine [+/-]InnoDB
Storage Engine [+/-]InnoDB
Contact InformationInnoDB
ConfigurationInnoDB
Startup Options and System VariablesInnoDB
TablesInnoDB
Data and Log
FilesInnoDB
DatabaseInnoDB
Database to Another MachineInnoDB
Transaction Model and LockingInnoDB
Multi-VersioningInnoDB
Table and Index StructuresInnoDB
Disk I/O and File Space ManagementInnoDB
Error HandlingInnoDB
Performance Tuning and TroubleshootingInnoDB
TablesMERGE
Storage Engine [+/-]MEMORY
(HEAP
) Storage EngineEXAMPLE
Storage EngineFEDERATED
Storage Engine [+/-]ARCHIVE
Storage EngineCSV
Storage Engine [+/-]BLACKHOLE
Storage EngineINFORMATION_SCHEMA
Tables [+/-]INFORMATION_SCHEMA SCHEMATA
TableINFORMATION_SCHEMA TABLES
TableINFORMATION_SCHEMA COLUMNS
TableINFORMATION_SCHEMA STATISTICS
TableINFORMATION_SCHEMA USER_PRIVILEGES
TableINFORMATION_SCHEMA SCHEMA_PRIVILEGES
TableINFORMATION_SCHEMA TABLE_PRIVILEGES
TableINFORMATION_SCHEMA COLUMN_PRIVILEGES
TableINFORMATION_SCHEMA CHARACTER_SETS
TableINFORMATION_SCHEMA COLLATIONS
TableINFORMATION_SCHEMA
COLLATION_CHARACTER_SET_APPLICABILITY
TableINFORMATION_SCHEMA TABLE_CONSTRAINTS
TableINFORMATION_SCHEMA KEY_COLUMN_USAGE
TableINFORMATION_SCHEMA ROUTINES
TableINFORMATION_SCHEMA VIEWS
TableINFORMATION_SCHEMA TRIGGERS
TableINFORMATION_SCHEMA PLUGINS
TableINFORMATION_SCHEMA ENGINES
TableINFORMATION_SCHEMA PARTITIONS
TableINFORMATION_SCHEMA EVENTS
TableINFORMATION_SCHEMA FILES
TableINFORMATION_SCHEMA PROCESSLIST
TableINFORMATION_SCHEMA REFERENTIAL_CONSTRAINTS
TableINFORMATION_SCHEMA GLOBAL_STATUS
and
SESSION_STATUS
TablesINFORMATION_SCHEMA GLOBAL_VARIABLES
and
SESSION_VARIABLES
TablesINFORMATION_SCHEMA PROFILING
TableINFORMATION_SCHEMA
TablesSHOW
StatementsCALL
StatementsINFORMATION_SCHEMA
List of Figures [+/-]
FEDERATED
Table Structure
List of Tables [+/-]
configure
)
Reference
mysqld_safe
Command-line
Options
mysql
Options
mysqladmin
Options
mysqlcheck
Options
mysqldump
Options
mysqlimport
Options
mysqlshow
Options
mysqlslap
Options
myisamchk
Options
mysqlaccess
Options
mysqlbinlog
Options
mysqldumpslow
Options
mysqlhotcopy
Options
GROUP BY
)
Functions
MyISAM
Storage Engine
Features
InnoDB
Storage Engine
Features
InnoDB
Option/Variable
Reference
MEMORY
Storage Engine
Features
ARCHIVE
Storage Engine
Features
List of Examples [+/-]
DriverManager
SELECT
query
Connection.prepareCall()
CallableStatement
input
parameters
AUTO_INCREMENT
column values
using Statement.getGeneratedKeys()
AUTO_INCREMENT
column values
using SELECT LAST_INSERT_ID()
AUTO_INCREMENT
column values
in Updatable ResultSets
mysql_affected_rows
example
mysql_affected_rows
example using transactions
mysql_client_encoding
example
mysql_close
example
mysql_connect
example
mysql_connect
example using hostname:port
syntax
mysql_connect
example using ":/path/to/socket" syntax
mysql_create_db
alternative example
mysql_data_seek
example
mysql_db_name
example
mysql_db_query
alternative example
mysql_drop_db
alternative example
mysql_errno
example
mysql_error
example
mysql_escape_string
example
mysql_fetch_array
with
MYSQL_NUM
mysql_fetch_array
with
MYSQL_ASSOC
mysql_fetch_array
with
MYSQL_BOTH
mysql_fetch_assoc
example
mysql_fetch_field
example
mysql_fetch_lengths
example
mysql_fetch_object
example
mysql_fetch_object
example
mysql_fetch_row
mysql_field_flags
example
mysql_field_len
example
mysql_field_name
example
mysql_field_table
example
mysql_field_type
example
mysql_free_result
example
mysql_get_client_info
example
mysql_get_host_info
example
mysql_get_proto_info
example
mysql_get_server_info
example
mysql_insert_id
example
mysql_list_dbs
example
mysql_list_fields
mysql_list_processes
example
mysql_list_tables
alternative example
mysql_num_fields
example
mysql_num_rows
example
mysql_ping
example
mysql_real_escape_string
example
mysql_result
example
mysql_select_db
example
mysql_stat
example
mysql_stat
example
mysql_tablename
example
mysql_thread_id
example
mysqli_get_cache_stats
example
mysqli_get_client_stats
example
mysqli_get_connection_stats
example
mysqli_poll
example