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Abstract
This is the MySQL Reference Manual. It documents MySQL 3.23 through MySQL 4.1.24.
Document generated on: 2008-02-19 (revision: 9908)
End of Product LifecycleActive development and support for MySQL database server versions 3.23, 4.0, and 4.1 has ended. However, for MySQL 4.0 and 4.1, there is still extended support available. For details, see http://www.mysql.com/company/legal/lifecycle/#calendar. According to the MySQL Lifecycle Policy (see http://www.mysql.com/company/legal/lifecycle/#policy), only Security and Severity Level 1 issues will still be fixed for MySQL 4.0 and 4.1. Please consider upgrading to a recent version (MySQL 5.0 or 5.1).
Table of Contents
tar.gz Packages on Other
Unix-Like SystemsAUTO_INCREMENTAccess denied ErrorsSELECT and Other StatementsEXPLAINSELECT QueriesWHERE Clause OptimizationIS NULL OptimizationLEFT JOIN and RIGHT JOIN
OptimizationORDER BY OptimizationGROUP BY OptimizationDISTINCT OptimizationLIMIT OptimizationINSERT StatementsUPDATE StatementsDELETE StatementsMyISAM Key CacheMyISAM Index Statistics CollectionGROUP BY ClausesMyISAM Storage EngineInnoDB Storage EngineInnoDB OverviewInnoDB Contact InformationInnoDB in MySQL 3.23InnoDB ConfigurationInnoDB Startup Options and System VariablesInnoDB TablespaceInnoDB TablesInnoDB Data and Log FilesInnoDB DatabaseInnoDB Database to Another MachineInnoDB Transaction Model and LockingInnoDB Performance Tuning TipsInnoDB Table and Index StructuresInnoDB File Space Management and Disk I/OInnoDB Error HandlingInnoDB TablesInnoDB TroubleshootingMERGE Storage EngineMEMORY (HEAP) Storage EngineBDB (BerkeleyDB) Storage
EngineEXAMPLE Storage EngineARCHIVE Storage EngineCSV Storage EngineBLACKHOLE Storage EngineISAM Storage EngineGeometryPointCurveLineStringSurfacePolygonGeometryCollectionMultiPointMultiCurveMultiLineStringMultiSurfaceMultiPolygonGeometry Functionsconnect_server()read_handshake()read_auth()read_auth_result()read_query()read_query_result()InnoDBList of Tables
List of Examples
DriverManagerSELECT queryConnection.prepareCall()CallableStatement input parametersAUTO_INCREMENT column values using
Statement.getGeneratedKeys()AUTO_INCREMENT column values using
SELECT LAST_INSERT_ID()AUTO_INCREMENT column values in
Updatable ResultSets