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@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ Queries from Twin Project
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* Twin pool:: Find all non-distributed twins
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* Twin event:: Show a table on twin pair status
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MySQL server functions
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MySQL Server Functions
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* Languages:: What languages are supported by @strong{MySQL}?
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* Table size:: How big @strong{MySQL} tables can be
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@ -831,14 +831,14 @@ Credits
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MySQL change history
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* News-4.0.x:: Changes in release 4.0 (development release)
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* News-4.0.x:: Changes in release 4.0.x (Development; Alpha)
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* News-3.23.x:: Changes in release 3.23.x (Recommended; Gamma)
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* News-3.22.x:: Changes in release 3.22.x (Still supported)
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* News-3.22.x:: Changes in release 3.22.x (Older; Still supported)
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* News-3.21.x:: Changes in release 3.21.x
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* News-3.20.x:: Changes in release 3.20.x
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* News-3.19.x:: Changes in release 3.19.x
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Changes in release 4.0 (Alpha)
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Changes in release 4.0.x (Development; Alpha)
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* News-4.0.0:: Changes in release 4.0.0
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@ -2189,14 +2189,11 @@ Apart from the following links, you can find and download a lot of
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@subheading Tutorials and Manuals
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@itemize @bullet
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@c just forwards to the devshed link below.. (jcole)
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@c @item @uref{http://www.devshed.com/resource/advanced/mysql/index.html, A
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@c beginner's tutorial of how to start using @strong{MySQL}}
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@item @uref{http://www.4t2.com/mysql. German MySQL maling list}
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@item @uref{http://www.4t2.com/mysql}@*
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Information about the German MySQL mailing list.
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@item @uref{http://www.bitmover.com:8888//home/bk/mysql, MySQL bitkeeper repository}
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@item @uref{http://www.bitmover.com:8888//home/bk/mysql}@*
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Web access to the @strong{MySQL} BitKeeper repository.
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@item @uref{http://www.analysisandsolutions.com/code/mybasic.htm}@*
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Beginners @strong{MySQL} Tutorial on how to install and set up
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@ -2316,12 +2313,11 @@ A free report writer in Java
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MySQLExport - Export of @strong{MySQL} create statements and data in a lot of
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different formats (SQL, HTML, CVS, text, ZIP, GZIP...)
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@item @uref{http://dlabs.4t2.com, M2D}
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A MySQL-ADmin-client for windows. It supports administration of
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@item @uref{http://dlabs.4t2.com}@*
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M2D, a MySQL-ADmin-client for windows. It supports administration of
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MySQL-Databases, creating of new DBs and tables, editing etc.
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@item @uref{http://www.scibit.com/Products/Software/Utils/Mascon.asp,
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Mascon home page}.
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@item @uref{http://www.scibit.com/Products/Software/Utils/Mascon.asp}@*
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Mascon is a powerful Win32 GUI for the administering MySQL server databases.
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@end itemize
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@ -2330,8 +2326,10 @@ Mascon is a powerful Win32 GUI for the administering MySQL server databases.
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@c FIX add the rest (at least a couple more Linuxes)
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@itemize @bullet
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@item @uref{http://www.suse.com/}
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SuSE Linux (Suse 6.1 and above)
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@item @uref{http://www.suse.com/}@*
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SuSE Linux (6.1 and above)
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@item @uref{http://www.redhat.com/}@*
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RedHat Linux (7.0 and above)
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@end itemize
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@subheading Web Development Tools that Support @strong{MySQL}
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@ -2698,7 +2696,7 @@ Database Jump Site
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@item @uref{http://black.hole-in-the.net/guy/webdb/}@*
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Homepage of the webdb-l (Web Databases) mailing list.
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@item @uref{http://www.symbolstone.org/technology/perl/DBI/index.html}
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@item @uref{http://www.symbolstone.org/technology/perl/DBI/index.html}@*
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Perl @code{DBI}/@code{DBD} modules homepage.
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@item @uref{http://www.student.uni-koeln.de/cygwin/}@*
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@ -2716,10 +2714,10 @@ forums for Computer Professionals. Features include automatic e-mail
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notification of responses, a links library, and member confidentiality
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guaranteed.
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@item @uref{http://www.public.asu.edu/~peterjn/btree/, B-tree paper}
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@item @uref{http://www.public.asu.edu/~peterjn/btree/}@*
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B-Trees: Balanced Tree Data Structures
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@item @uref{http://www.fit.qut.edu.au/~maire/baobab/lecture/sld001.htm, B-tree lecture}
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@item @uref{http://www.fit.qut.edu.au/~maire/baobab/lecture/sld001.htm}@*
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A lecture about B-Trees
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@end itemize
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@ -3410,7 +3408,7 @@ Note that a single @strong{MySQL} license covers any number of CPUs and
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of clients that connect to the server in any way.
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@node Products that use MySQL, ISP, Licensing examples, Licensing examples
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@subsection Selling Products that use @strong{MySQL}
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@subsection Selling Products that use MySQL
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To determine whether or not you need a @strong{MySQL} license when
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selling your application, you should ask whether the proper functioning
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@ -3454,7 +3452,7 @@ don't need a license.
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@end itemize
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@node ISP, Web server, Products that use MySQL, Licensing examples
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@subsection ISP @strong{MySQL} Services
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@subsection ISP MySQL Services
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@cindex ISP services
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@cindex services, ISP
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@cindex web server, running
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@cindex running, a web server
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@node Web server, , ISP, Licensing examples
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@subsection Running a Web Server Using @strong{MySQL}
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@subsection Running a Web Server Using MySQL
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If you use @strong{MySQL} in conjunction with a Web server on Unix, you
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don't have to pay for a license.
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@ -3498,7 +3496,7 @@ enterprise.
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@cindex support costs
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@cindex prices, licensing and support
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@node Cost, Support, Licensing examples, Licensing and Support
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@section @strong{MySQL} Licensing and Support Costs
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@section MySQL Licensing and Support Costs
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@menu
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* Payment information:: Payment information
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@end enumerate
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@node mysql_install_db, Starting server, Post-installation, Post-installation
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@subsection Problems Running @code{mysql_install_db}
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@subsection Problems Running mysql_install_db
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@cindex @code{mysql_install_db} script
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@cindex scripts, @code{mysql_install_db}
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@cindex functions, server
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@cindex server functions
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@node Server, Replication, Tutorial, Top
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@chapter MySQL server functions
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@chapter MySQL Server Functions
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@menu
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* Languages:: What languages are supported by @strong{MySQL}?
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@cindex indexes, uses for
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@node MySQL indexes, Query Speed, Data size, Performance
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@section How @strong{MySQL} Uses Indexes
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@section How MySQL Uses Indexes
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Indexes are used to find rows with a specific value of one column
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fast. Without an index @strong{MySQL} has to start with the first record
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@section MySQL C++ APIs
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Two APIs are available in the @strong{MySQL}
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@uref{http://www.mysql.com/Contrib/,Contrib directory}.
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@uref{http://www.mysql.com/Downloads/Contrib/,Contrib directory}.
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@cindex Python APIs
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@node Python, Tcl, Cplusplus, Clients
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@section MySQL Python APIs
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The @strong{MySQL} @uref{http://www.mysql.com/Contrib/,Contrib directory}
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The @strong{MySQL} @uref{http://www.mysql.com/Downloads/Contrib/,Contrib directory}
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contains a Python
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interface written by Joseph Skinner.
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@uref{http://www.binevolve.com/~tdarugar/tcl-sql/, Tcl at binevolve}.
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The
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@uref{http://www.mysql.com/Contrib,Contrib directory} contains a Tcl
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@uref{http://www.mysql.com/Downloads/Contrib,Contrib directory} contains a Tcl
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interface that is based on msqltcl 1.50.
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@cindex databases, MySQL vs. others
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@item
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Replication.
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@item
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@code{SHOW TABLE CREATE}.
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@code{SHOW CREATE TABLE}.
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@item
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mod_mysql_include
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@item
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@item
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@strong{MySQL} test suite
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@item
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Our web master.
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Our webmaster.
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@end itemize
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@item Miguel Solórzano
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Proofreading and editing this fine manual.
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@item
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@code{ALTER TABLE ... ORDER BY ...}.
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@item
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@code{UPDATE ... ORDER BY ...}.
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@item
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@code{DELETE ... ORDER BY ...}.
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@end itemize
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@item John Dean
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this means that the version has not yet been released!
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@menu
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* News-4.0.x:: Changes in release 4.0 (development version)
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* News-4.0.x:: Changes in release 4.0.x (Development; Alpha)
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* News-3.23.x:: Changes in release 3.23.x (Recommended; Gamma)
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* News-3.22.x:: Changes in release 3.22.x (Still supported)
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* News-3.22.x:: Changes in release 3.22.x (Older; Still supported)
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* News-3.21.x:: Changes in release 3.21.x
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* News-3.20.x:: Changes in release 3.20.x
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* News-3.19.x:: Changes in release 3.19.x
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@end menu
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@node News-4.0.x, News-3.23.x, News, News
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@appendixsec Changes in release 4.0 (Alpha)
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@appendixsec Changes in release 4.0.x (Development; Alpha)
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We have now started to work on MySQL 4.0. We will update this section
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as we add new features so that other can follow our development.
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Our TODO section contains what we plan to have in 4.0. @xref{TODO MySQL 4.0}.
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@menu
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* News-4.0.0:: Changes in release 4.0
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* News-4.0.0:: Changes in release 4.0.0
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@end menu
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@node News-4.0.0, , News-4.0.x, News-4.0.x
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@appendixsubsec Changes in release 4.0
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@appendixsubsec Changes in release 4.0.0
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@itemize @bullet
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@item
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Added @code{ORDER BY} to @code{DELETE}.
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Added @code{ORDER BY} syntax to @code{UPDATE} and @code{DELETE}.
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@end itemize
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@node News-3.23.x, News-3.22.x, News-4.0.x, News
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@appendixsubsec Changes in release 3.23.30
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@itemize @bullet
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@item
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Fixed a bug from 3.23.29 when allocation the shared structure needed
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Fixed a bug from 3.23.29 when allocating the shared structure needed
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for BDB tables.
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@item
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Changed mysqld_mult.sh to use configure variables. Patch by
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Changed @file{mysqld_multi.sh} to use configure variables. Patch by
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@item
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Added fixing of include files for Solaris 2.8.
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@itemize @bullet
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@item
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Configure updates for Tru64, large file support and better TCP wrappers
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Configure updates for Tru64, large file support, and better TCP wrapper
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support. By Albert Chin-A-Young.
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@item
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Fixed bug in <=> operator.
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Fixed bug in @code{<=>} operator.
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@item
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Fixed bug in @code{REPLACE} with BDB tables.
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@item
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Changed drop table to first drop the tables and then the @code{.frm} file.
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@item
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Fixed a bug in the hostname cache which caused @code{mysqld} to report the
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hostname as '' in some error messages.
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hostname as @code{''} in some error messages.
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@item
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Fixed a bug with @code{HEAP} type tables; the variable
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@code{max_heap_table_size} wasn't used. Now either @code{MAX_ROWS} or
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Added @code{ANALYZE} of BDB tables.
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Store in BDB tables the number of rows; This helps to optimize queries
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when we need an approximation of the number of row.
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when we need an approximation of the number of rows.
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@item
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If we get an error in a multi-row statement, we now only rollback the
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Added variables @code{binlog_cache_size} and @code{max_binlog_cache_size} to
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@item
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Made @code{DROP TABLE}, @code{RENAME TABLE}, @code{CREATE INDEX} and
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@code{DROP TABLE}, @code{RENAME TABLE}, @code{CREATE INDEX} and
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@code{DROP INDEX} are now transaction endpoints.
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@item
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Fixed that @code{DROP DATABASE} works on OS/2.
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@item
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Fixed bug when doing a @code{SELECT DISTINCT ... table1 LEFT JOIN
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table2..} when table2 was empty.
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table2 ...} when table2 was empty.
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@item
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Added @code{--abort-slave-event-count} and
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@code{--disconnect-slave-event-count} options to @code{mysqld} for
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@item
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@file{safe_mysqld}, @file{mysql.server}, and @file{mysql_install_db} have
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been modified to use mysql_print_defaults instead of various hacks to read
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the @file{my.cnf} files. In addition, the handling of various paths has been
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made more consistent with how @code{mysqld} handles them by default.
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been modified to use @code{mysql_print_defaults} instead of various hacks
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to read the @file{my.cnf} files. In addition, the handling of various
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paths has been made more consistent with how @code{mysqld} handles them
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@item
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Automatically remove Berkeley DB transaction logs that no longer are in
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@item
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Added a warning if number of rows changes on @code{REPAIR}/@code{OPTIMIZE}.
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@item
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Applied patches for OS2 by @code{Yuri Dario}.
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Applied patches for OS/2 by @code{Yuri Dario}.
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@item
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@code{FLUSH TABLES table_name} didn't always flush the index tree
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@node News-3.22.x, News-3.21.x, News-3.23.x, News
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@appendixsec Changes in release 3.22.x
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@appendixsec Changes in release 3.22.x (Older; Still supported)
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The 3.22 version has faster and safer connect code and a lot of new nice
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enhancements. The reason for not including these changes in the 3.21 version
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@node TODO MySQL 4.0, TODO future, TODO, TODO
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@appendixsec Things that should be in 4.0
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We plan to make @strong{MySQL} Version 4.0 a 'quick' release where we only
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We plan to make @strong{MySQL} Version 4.0 a ``quick'' release where we only
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add some new stuff to enable others to help us with developing new features
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into Version 4.1. The @strong{MySQL} 4.0 version should only take us about
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a month to make after which we want to stabilize it and start working on
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@item
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@code{SHOW DATABASE} should only show the database which you have some kind
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@code{SHOW DATABASES} should only show the database which you have some kind
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@item
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Subqueries.
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@code{select id from t where grp in (select grp from g where u > 100)}
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@item
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@code{INSERT SQL_CONCURRENT ...}; This will force the insert to happen at the
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end of the data file if the table is in use by an select to allow
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concurrent inserts.
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@item
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Don't allow more than a defined number of threads to run MyISAM recover
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at the same time.
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Link the @code{myisampack} code into the server.
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Add a temporary key buffer cache during @code{insert/delete/update} so that we
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Add a temporary key buffer cache during @code{INSERT/DELETE/UPDATE} so that we
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@item
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If you perform an @code{ALTER TABLE} on a table that is symlinked to another
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disk, create temporary tables on this disk.
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Implement a date/datetime type that handles time zone information properly,
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so that dealing with dates in different time zones is easier.
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Implement a @code{DATE/DATETIME} type that handles time zone information
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properly, so that dealing with dates in different time zones is easier.
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FreeBSD and MIT-pthreads; Do sleeping threads take CPU?
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@ -44754,9 +44753,6 @@ Optimize @code{BIT} type to take 1 bit (now @code{BIT} takes 1 char).
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Check why MIT-pthreads @code{ctime()} doesn't work on some FreeBSD systems.
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Add @code{ORDER BY} to @code{UPDATE}. This would be handy with functions like:
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@code{generate_id(start,step)}.
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Add an @code{IMAGE} option to @code{LOAD DATA INFILE} to not update
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@code{TIMESTAMP} and @code{AUTO_INCREMENT} fields.
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