create table t1(a int not null, b int, c char(10), d varchar(20), primary key (a)) engine = innodb; insert into t1 values (5,5,'oo','oo'),(4,4,'tr','tr'),(3,4,'ad','ad'),(2,3,'ak','ak'); commit; alter table t1 add index b (b), add index b (b); ERROR 42000: Duplicate key name 'b' alter table t1 add index (b,b); ERROR 42S21: Duplicate column name 'b' alter table t1 add index d2 (d); show create table t1; Table Create Table t1 CREATE TABLE `t1` ( `a` int(11) NOT NULL, `b` int(11) DEFAULT NULL, `c` char(10) DEFAULT NULL, `d` varchar(20) DEFAULT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (`a`), KEY `d2` (`d`) ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 explain select * from t1 order by d; id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra 1 SIMPLE t1 index NULL d2 23 NULL 4 select * from t1 order by d; a b c d 3 4 ad ad 2 3 ak ak 5 5 oo oo 4 4 tr tr alter table t1 add unique index (b); ERROR 23000: Duplicate entry '0' for key 'b' show create table t1; Table Create Table t1 CREATE TABLE `t1` ( `a` int(11) NOT NULL, `b` int(11) DEFAULT NULL, `c` char(10) DEFAULT NULL, `d` varchar(20) DEFAULT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (`a`), KEY `d2` (`d`) ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 alter table t1 add index (b); show create table t1; Table Create Table t1 CREATE TABLE `t1` ( `a` int(11) NOT NULL, `b` int(11) DEFAULT NULL, `c` char(10) DEFAULT NULL, `d` varchar(20) DEFAULT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (`a`), KEY `d2` (`d`), KEY `b` (`b`) ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 alter table t1 add unique index (c), add index (d); show create table t1; Table Create Table t1 CREATE TABLE `t1` ( `a` int(11) NOT NULL, `b` int(11) DEFAULT NULL, `c` char(10) DEFAULT NULL, `d` varchar(20) DEFAULT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (`a`), UNIQUE KEY `c` (`c`), KEY `d2` (`d`), KEY `b` (`b`), KEY `d` (`d`) ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 explain select * from t1 order by c; id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra 1 SIMPLE t1 index NULL c 11 NULL 4 select * from t1 order by c; a b c d 3 4 ad ad 2 3 ak ak 5 5 oo oo 4 4 tr tr alter table t1 drop index b, add index (b); show create table t1; Table Create Table t1 CREATE TABLE `t1` ( `a` int(11) NOT NULL, `b` int(11) DEFAULT NULL, `c` char(10) DEFAULT NULL, `d` varchar(20) DEFAULT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (`a`), UNIQUE KEY `c` (`c`), KEY `d2` (`d`), KEY `d` (`d`), KEY `b` (`b`) ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 insert into t1 values(6,1,'ggg','ggg'); select * from t1; a b c d 2 3 ak ak 3 4 ad ad 4 4 tr tr 5 5 oo oo 6 1 ggg ggg select * from t1 order by b; a b c d 6 1 ggg ggg 2 3 ak ak 3 4 ad ad 4 4 tr tr 5 5 oo oo select * from t1 order by c; a b c d 3 4 ad ad 2 3 ak ak 6 1 ggg ggg 5 5 oo oo 4 4 tr tr select * from t1 order by d; a b c d 3 4 ad ad 2 3 ak ak 6 1 ggg ggg 5 5 oo oo 4 4 tr tr explain select * from t1 order by b; id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra 1 SIMPLE t1 index NULL b 5 NULL 5 explain select * from t1 order by c; id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra 1 SIMPLE t1 index NULL c 11 NULL 5 explain select * from t1 order by d; id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra 1 SIMPLE t1 index NULL d2 23 NULL 5 show create table t1; Table Create Table t1 CREATE TABLE `t1` ( `a` int(11) NOT NULL, `b` int(11) DEFAULT NULL, `c` char(10) DEFAULT NULL, `d` varchar(20) DEFAULT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (`a`), UNIQUE KEY `c` (`c`), KEY `d2` (`d`), KEY `d` (`d`), KEY `b` (`b`) ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 drop table t1; create table t1(a int not null, b int, c char(10), d varchar(20), primary key (a)) engine = innodb; insert into t1 values (1,1,'ab','ab'),(2,2,'ac','ac'),(3,3,'ad','ad'),(4,4,'afe','afe'); commit; alter table t1 add index (c(2)); show create table t1; Table Create Table t1 CREATE TABLE `t1` ( `a` int(11) NOT NULL, `b` int(11) DEFAULT NULL, `c` char(10) DEFAULT NULL, `d` varchar(20) DEFAULT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (`a`), KEY `c` (`c`(2)) ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 alter table t1 add unique index (d(10)); show create table t1; Table Create Table t1 CREATE TABLE `t1` ( `a` int(11) NOT NULL, `b` int(11) DEFAULT NULL, `c` char(10) DEFAULT NULL, `d` varchar(20) DEFAULT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (`a`), UNIQUE KEY `d` (`d`(10)), KEY `c` (`c`(2)) ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 insert into t1 values(5,1,'ggg','ggg'); select * from t1; a b c d 1 1 ab ab 2 2 ac ac 3 3 ad ad 4 4 afe afe 5 1 ggg ggg select * from t1 order by b; a b c d 1 1 ab ab 5 1 ggg ggg 2 2 ac ac 3 3 ad ad 4 4 afe afe select * from t1 order by c; a b c d 1 1 ab ab 2 2 ac ac 3 3 ad ad 4 4 afe afe 5 1 ggg ggg select * from t1 order by d; a b c d 1 1 ab ab 2 2 ac ac 3 3 ad ad 4 4 afe afe 5 1 ggg ggg explain select * from t1 order by b; id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra 1 SIMPLE t1 ALL NULL NULL NULL NULL 5 Using filesort explain select * from t1 order by c; id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra 1 SIMPLE t1 ALL NULL NULL NULL NULL 5 Using filesort explain select * from t1 order by d; id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra 1 SIMPLE t1 ALL NULL NULL NULL NULL 5 Using filesort show create table t1; Table Create Table t1 CREATE TABLE `t1` ( `a` int(11) NOT NULL, `b` int(11) DEFAULT NULL, `c` char(10) DEFAULT NULL, `d` varchar(20) DEFAULT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (`a`), UNIQUE KEY `d` (`d`(10)), KEY `c` (`c`(2)) ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 alter table t1 drop index d; insert into t1 values(8,9,'fff','fff'); select * from t1; a b c d 1 1 ab ab 2 2 ac ac 3 3 ad ad 4 4 afe afe 5 1 ggg ggg 8 9 fff fff select * from t1 order by b; a b c d 1 1 ab ab 5 1 ggg ggg 2 2 ac ac 3 3 ad ad 4 4 afe afe 8 9 fff fff select * from t1 order by c; a b c d 1 1 ab ab 2 2 ac ac 3 3 ad ad 4 4 afe afe 8 9 fff fff 5 1 ggg ggg select * from t1 order by d; a b c d 1 1 ab ab 2 2 ac ac 3 3 ad ad 4 4 afe afe 8 9 fff fff 5 1 ggg ggg explain select * from t1 order by b; id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra 1 SIMPLE t1 ALL NULL NULL NULL NULL 6 Using filesort explain select * from t1 order by c; id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra 1 SIMPLE t1 ALL NULL NULL NULL NULL 6 Using filesort explain select * from t1 order by d; id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra 1 SIMPLE t1 ALL NULL NULL NULL NULL 6 Using filesort show create table t1; Table Create Table t1 CREATE TABLE `t1` ( `a` int(11) NOT NULL, `b` int(11) DEFAULT NULL, `c` char(10) DEFAULT NULL, `d` varchar(20) DEFAULT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (`a`), KEY `c` (`c`(2)) ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 drop table t1; create table t1(a int not null, b int, c char(10), d varchar(20), primary key (a)) engine = innodb; insert into t1 values (1,1,'ab','ab'),(2,2,'ac','ac'),(3,2,'ad','ad'),(4,4,'afe','afe'); commit; alter table t1 add unique index (b,c); insert into t1 values(8,9,'fff','fff'); select * from t1; a b c d 1 1 ab ab 2 2 ac ac 3 2 ad ad 4 4 afe afe 8 9 fff fff select * from t1 order by b; a b c d 1 1 ab ab 2 2 ac ac 3 2 ad ad 4 4 afe afe 8 9 fff fff select * from t1 order by c; a b c d 1 1 ab ab 2 2 ac ac 3 2 ad ad 4 4 afe afe 8 9 fff fff select * from t1 order by d; a b c d 1 1 ab ab 2 2 ac ac 3 2 ad ad 4 4 afe afe 8 9 fff fff explain select * from t1 order by b; id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra 1 SIMPLE t1 index NULL b 16 NULL 5 explain select * from t1 order by c; id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra 1 SIMPLE t1 ALL NULL NULL NULL NULL 5 Using filesort explain select * from t1 order by d; id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra 1 SIMPLE t1 ALL NULL NULL NULL NULL 5 Using filesort show create table t1; Table Create Table t1 CREATE TABLE `t1` ( `a` int(11) NOT NULL, `b` int(11) DEFAULT NULL, `c` char(10) DEFAULT NULL, `d` varchar(20) DEFAULT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (`a`), UNIQUE KEY `b` (`b`,`c`) ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 alter table t1 add index (b,c); insert into t1 values(11,11,'kkk','kkk'); select * from t1; a b c d 1 1 ab ab 2 2 ac ac 3 2 ad ad 4 4 afe afe 8 9 fff fff 11 11 kkk kkk select * from t1 order by b; a b c d 1 1 ab ab 2 2 ac ac 3 2 ad ad 4 4 afe afe 8 9 fff fff 11 11 kkk kkk select * from t1 order by c; a b c d 1 1 ab ab 2 2 ac ac 3 2 ad ad 4 4 afe afe 8 9 fff fff 11 11 kkk kkk select * from t1 order by d; a b c d 1 1 ab ab 2 2 ac ac 3 2 ad ad 4 4 afe afe 8 9 fff fff 11 11 kkk kkk explain select * from t1 order by b; id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra 1 SIMPLE t1 index NULL b 16 NULL 6 explain select * from t1 order by c; id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra 1 SIMPLE t1 ALL NULL NULL NULL NULL 6 Using filesort explain select * from t1 order by d; id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra 1 SIMPLE t1 ALL NULL NULL NULL NULL 6 Using filesort show create table t1; Table Create Table t1 CREATE TABLE `t1` ( `a` int(11) NOT NULL, `b` int(11) DEFAULT NULL, `c` char(10) DEFAULT NULL, `d` varchar(20) DEFAULT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (`a`), UNIQUE KEY `b` (`b`,`c`), KEY `b_2` (`b`,`c`) ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 alter table t1 add unique index (c,d); insert into t1 values(13,13,'yyy','aaa'); select * from t1; a b c d 1 1 ab ab 2 2 ac ac 3 2 ad ad 4 4 afe afe 8 9 fff fff 11 11 kkk kkk 13 13 yyy aaa select * from t1 order by b; a b c d 1 1 ab ab 2 2 ac ac 3 2 ad ad 4 4 afe afe 8 9 fff fff 11 11 kkk kkk 13 13 yyy aaa select * from t1 order by c; a b c d 1 1 ab ab 2 2 ac ac 3 2 ad ad 4 4 afe afe 8 9 fff fff 11 11 kkk kkk 13 13 yyy aaa select * from t1 order by d; a b c d 13 13 yyy aaa 1 1 ab ab 2 2 ac ac 3 2 ad ad 4 4 afe afe 8 9 fff fff 11 11 kkk kkk explain select * from t1 order by b; id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra 1 SIMPLE t1 index NULL b 16 NULL 7 explain select * from t1 order by c; id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra 1 SIMPLE t1 index NULL c 34 NULL 7 explain select * from t1 order by d; id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra 1 SIMPLE t1 ALL NULL NULL NULL NULL 7 Using filesort show create table t1; Table Create Table t1 CREATE TABLE `t1` ( `a` int(11) NOT NULL, `b` int(11) DEFAULT NULL, `c` char(10) DEFAULT NULL, `d` varchar(20) DEFAULT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (`a`), UNIQUE KEY `b` (`b`,`c`), UNIQUE KEY `c` (`c`,`d`), KEY `b_2` (`b`,`c`) ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 drop table t1; create table t1(a int not null, b int not null, c int, primary key (a), key (b)) engine = innodb; create table t3(a int not null, c int not null, d int, primary key (a), key (c)) engine = innodb; create table t4(a int not null, d int not null, e int, primary key (a), key (d)) engine = innodb; create table t2(a int not null, b int not null, c int not null, d int not null, e int, primary key (a), foreign key (b) references t1(b), foreign key (c) references t3(c), foreign key (d) references t4(d)) engine = innodb; alter table t1 drop index b; ERROR HY000: Cannot drop index 'b': needed in a foreign key constraint alter table t3 drop index c; ERROR HY000: Cannot drop index 'c': needed in a foreign key constraint alter table t4 drop index d; ERROR HY000: Cannot drop index 'd': needed in a foreign key constraint alter table t2 drop index b; ERROR HY000: Cannot drop index 'b': needed in a foreign key constraint alter table t2 drop index b, drop index c, drop index d; ERROR HY000: Cannot drop index 'b': needed in a foreign key constraint set foreign_key_checks=0; insert into t1 values (1,1,1); insert into t3 values (1,1,1); insert into t4 values (1,1,1); insert into t2 values (1,1,1,1,1); commit; alter table t2 drop index b, add index (b); show create table t2; Table Create Table t2 CREATE TABLE `t2` ( `a` int(11) NOT NULL, `b` int(11) NOT NULL, `c` int(11) NOT NULL, `d` int(11) NOT NULL, `e` int(11) DEFAULT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (`a`), KEY `c` (`c`), KEY `d` (`d`), KEY `b` (`b`), CONSTRAINT `t2_ibfk_1` FOREIGN KEY (`b`) REFERENCES `t1` (`b`), CONSTRAINT `t2_ibfk_2` FOREIGN KEY (`c`) REFERENCES `t3` (`c`), CONSTRAINT `t2_ibfk_3` FOREIGN KEY (`d`) REFERENCES `t4` (`d`) ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 set foreign_key_checks=1; set foreign_key_checks=0; drop table if exists t1,t2,t3,t4; set foreign_key_checks=1; create table t1(a int not null, b int, c char(10), d varchar(20), primary key (a)) engine = innodb default charset=utf8; insert into t1 values (1,1,'ab','ab'),(2,2,'ac','ac'),(3,2,'ad','ad'),(4,4,'afe','afe'); commit; alter table t1 add unique index (b); ERROR 23000: Duplicate entry '0' for key 'b' insert into t1 values(8,9,'fff','fff'); select * from t1; a b c d 1 1 ab ab 2 2 ac ac 3 2 ad ad 4 4 afe afe 8 9 fff fff select * from t1 order by b; a b c d 1 1 ab ab 2 2 ac ac 3 2 ad ad 4 4 afe afe 8 9 fff fff select * from t1 order by c; a b c d 1 1 ab ab 2 2 ac ac 3 2 ad ad 4 4 afe afe 8 9 fff fff select * from t1 order by d; a b c d 1 1 ab ab 2 2 ac ac 3 2 ad ad 4 4 afe afe 8 9 fff fff explain select * from t1 order by b; id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra 1 SIMPLE t1 ALL NULL NULL NULL NULL 5 Using filesort explain select * from t1 order by c; id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra 1 SIMPLE t1 ALL NULL NULL NULL NULL 5 Using filesort explain select * from t1 order by d; id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra 1 SIMPLE t1 ALL NULL NULL NULL NULL 5 Using filesort show create table t1; Table Create Table t1 CREATE TABLE `t1` ( `a` int(11) NOT NULL, `b` int(11) DEFAULT NULL, `c` char(10) DEFAULT NULL, `d` varchar(20) DEFAULT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (`a`) ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8 alter table t1 add index (b); insert into t1 values(10,10,'kkk','iii'); select * from t1; a b c d 1 1 ab ab 2 2 ac ac 3 2 ad ad 4 4 afe afe 8 9 fff fff 10 10 kkk iii select * from t1 order by b; a b c d 1 1 ab ab 2 2 ac ac 3 2 ad ad 4 4 afe afe 8 9 fff fff 10 10 kkk iii select * from t1 order by c; a b c d 1 1 ab ab 2 2 ac ac 3 2 ad ad 4 4 afe afe 8 9 fff fff 10 10 kkk iii select * from t1 order by d; a b c d 1 1 ab ab 2 2 ac ac 3 2 ad ad 4 4 afe afe 8 9 fff fff 10 10 kkk iii explain select * from t1 order by b; id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra 1 SIMPLE t1 index NULL b 5 NULL 6 explain select * from t1 order by c; id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra 1 SIMPLE t1 ALL NULL NULL NULL NULL 6 Using filesort explain select * from t1 order by d; id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra 1 SIMPLE t1 ALL NULL NULL NULL NULL 6 Using filesort show create table t1; Table Create Table t1 CREATE TABLE `t1` ( `a` int(11) NOT NULL, `b` int(11) DEFAULT NULL, `c` char(10) DEFAULT NULL, `d` varchar(20) DEFAULT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (`a`), KEY `b` (`b`) ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8 alter table t1 add unique index (c), add index (d); insert into t1 values(11,11,'aaa','mmm'); select * from t1; a b c d 1 1 ab ab 2 2 ac ac 3 2 ad ad 4 4 afe afe 8 9 fff fff 10 10 kkk iii 11 11 aaa mmm select * from t1 order by b; a b c d 1 1 ab ab 2 2 ac ac 3 2 ad ad 4 4 afe afe 8 9 fff fff 10 10 kkk iii 11 11 aaa mmm select * from t1 order by c; a b c d 11 11 aaa mmm 1 1 ab ab 2 2 ac ac 3 2 ad ad 4 4 afe afe 8 9 fff fff 10 10 kkk iii select * from t1 order by d; a b c d 1 1 ab ab 2 2 ac ac 3 2 ad ad 4 4 afe afe 8 9 fff fff 10 10 kkk iii 11 11 aaa mmm explain select * from t1 order by b; id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra 1 SIMPLE t1 index NULL b 5 NULL 7 explain select * from t1 order by c; id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra 1 SIMPLE t1 index NULL c 31 NULL 7 explain select * from t1 order by d; id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra 1 SIMPLE t1 index NULL d 63 NULL 7 show create table t1; Table Create Table t1 CREATE TABLE `t1` ( `a` int(11) NOT NULL, `b` int(11) DEFAULT NULL, `c` char(10) DEFAULT NULL, `d` varchar(20) DEFAULT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (`a`), UNIQUE KEY `c` (`c`), KEY `b` (`b`), KEY `d` (`d`) ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8 check table t1; Table Op Msg_type Msg_text test.t1 check status OK drop table t1; create table t1(a int not null, b int, c char(10), d varchar(20), primary key (a)) engine = innodb default charset=ucs2; insert into t1 values (1,1,'ab','ab'),(2,2,'ac','ac'),(3,2,'ad','ad'),(4,4,'afe','afe'); commit; alter table t1 add unique index (b); ERROR 23000: Duplicate entry '0' for key 'b' show create table t1; Table Create Table t1 CREATE TABLE `t1` ( `a` int(11) NOT NULL, `b` int(11) DEFAULT NULL, `c` char(10) DEFAULT NULL, `d` varchar(20) DEFAULT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (`a`) ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=ucs2 alter table t1 add index (b); insert into t1 values(8,9,'fff','fff'); select * from t1; a b c d 1 1 ab ab 2 2 ac ac 3 2 ad ad 4 4 afe afe 8 9 fff fff select * from t1 order by b; a b c d 1 1 ab ab 2 2 ac ac 3 2 ad ad 4 4 afe afe 8 9 fff fff select * from t1 order by c; a b c d 1 1 ab ab 2 2 ac ac 3 2 ad ad 4 4 afe afe 8 9 fff fff select * from t1 order by d; a b c d 1 1 ab ab 2 2 ac ac 3 2 ad ad 4 4 afe afe 8 9 fff fff explain select * from t1 order by b; id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra 1 SIMPLE t1 index NULL b 5 NULL 5 explain select * from t1 order by c; id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra 1 SIMPLE t1 ALL NULL NULL NULL NULL 5 Using filesort explain select * from t1 order by d; id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra 1 SIMPLE t1 ALL NULL NULL NULL NULL 5 Using filesort show create table t1; Table Create Table t1 CREATE TABLE `t1` ( `a` int(11) NOT NULL, `b` int(11) DEFAULT NULL, `c` char(10) DEFAULT NULL, `d` varchar(20) DEFAULT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (`a`), KEY `b` (`b`) ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=ucs2 alter table t1 add unique index (c), add index (d); insert into t1 values(10,10,'aaa','kkk'); select * from t1; a b c d 1 1 ab ab 2 2 ac ac 3 2 ad ad 4 4 afe afe 8 9 fff fff 10 10 aaa kkk select * from t1 order by b; a b c d 1 1 ab ab 2 2 ac ac 3 2 ad ad 4 4 afe afe 8 9 fff fff 10 10 aaa kkk select * from t1 order by c; a b c d 10 10 aaa kkk 1 1 ab ab 2 2 ac ac 3 2 ad ad 4 4 afe afe 8 9 fff fff select * from t1 order by d; a b c d 1 1 ab ab 2 2 ac ac 3 2 ad ad 4 4 afe afe 8 9 fff fff 10 10 aaa kkk explain select * from t1 order by b; id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra 1 SIMPLE t1 index NULL b 5 NULL 6 explain select * from t1 order by c; id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra 1 SIMPLE t1 index NULL c 21 NULL 6 explain select * from t1 order by d; id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra 1 SIMPLE t1 index NULL d 43 NULL 6 show create table t1; Table Create Table t1 CREATE TABLE `t1` ( `a` int(11) NOT NULL, `b` int(11) DEFAULT NULL, `c` char(10) DEFAULT NULL, `d` varchar(20) DEFAULT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (`a`), UNIQUE KEY `c` (`c`), KEY `b` (`b`), KEY `d` (`d`) ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=ucs2 check table t1; Table Op Msg_type Msg_text test.t1 check status OK drop table t1; create table t1(a int not null, b int) engine = innodb; insert into t1 values (1,1),(1,1),(1,1),(1,1); alter table t1 add unique index (a); ERROR 23000: Duplicate entry '0' for key 'a' alter table t1 add unique index (b); ERROR 23000: Duplicate entry '0' for key 'b' alter table t1 add unique index (a), add unique index(b); ERROR 23000: Duplicate entry '0' for key 'a' show create table t1; Table Create Table t1 CREATE TABLE `t1` ( `a` int(11) NOT NULL, `b` int(11) DEFAULT NULL ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 drop table t1; create table t1(a int not null, c int not null,b int, primary key(a), unique key(c), key(b)) engine = innodb; alter table t1 drop index c, drop index b; show create table t1; Table Create Table t1 CREATE TABLE `t1` ( `a` int(11) NOT NULL, `c` int(11) NOT NULL, `b` int(11) DEFAULT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (`a`) ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 drop table t1; create table t1(a int not null, b int, primary key(a)) engine = innodb; alter table t1 add index (b); show create table t1; Table Create Table t1 CREATE TABLE `t1` ( `a` int(11) NOT NULL, `b` int(11) DEFAULT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (`a`), KEY `b` (`b`) ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 drop table t1; create table t1(a int not null, b int, c char(10), d varchar(20), primary key (a)) engine = innodb; insert into t1 values (1,1,'ab','ab'),(2,2,'ac','ac'),(3,3,'ac','ac'),(4,4,'afe','afe'); alter table t1 add unique index (b), add unique index (c), add unique index (d); ERROR 23000: Duplicate entry '' for key 'c' alter table t1 add unique index (b), add index (d), add unique index (c); ERROR 23000: Duplicate entry '' for key 'c' show create table t1; Table Create Table t1 CREATE TABLE `t1` ( `a` int(11) NOT NULL, `b` int(11) DEFAULT NULL, `c` char(10) DEFAULT NULL, `d` varchar(20) DEFAULT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (`a`) ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 drop table t1; create table t1(a int not null, b int not null, c int, primary key (a), key(c)) engine=innodb; insert into t1 values (5,1,5),(4,2,4),(3,3,3),(2,4,2),(1,5,1); alter table t1 add unique index (b); insert into t1 values (10,20,20),(11,19,19),(12,18,18),(13,17,17); show create table t1; Table Create Table t1 CREATE TABLE `t1` ( `a` int(11) NOT NULL, `b` int(11) NOT NULL, `c` int(11) DEFAULT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (`a`), UNIQUE KEY `b` (`b`), KEY `c` (`c`) ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 check table t1; Table Op Msg_type Msg_text test.t1 check status OK explain select * from t1 order by c; id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra 1 SIMPLE t1 index NULL c 5 NULL 9 explain select * from t1 order by a; id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra 1 SIMPLE t1 index NULL PRIMARY 4 NULL 9 explain select * from t1 order by b; id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra 1 SIMPLE t1 index NULL b 4 NULL 9 select * from t1 order by a; a b c 1 5 1 2 4 2 3 3 3 4 2 4 5 1 5 10 20 20 11 19 19 12 18 18 13 17 17 select * from t1 order by b; a b c 5 1 5 4 2 4 3 3 3 2 4 2 1 5 1 13 17 17 12 18 18 11 19 19 10 20 20 select * from t1 order by c; a b c 1 5 1 2 4 2 3 3 3 4 2 4 5 1 5 13 17 17 12 18 18 11 19 19 10 20 20 drop table t1; create table t1(a int not null, b int not null) engine=innodb; insert into t1 values (1,1); alter table t1 add primary key(b); insert into t1 values (2,2); show create table t1; Table Create Table t1 CREATE TABLE `t1` ( `a` int(11) NOT NULL, `b` int(11) NOT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (`b`) ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 check table t1; Table Op Msg_type Msg_text test.t1 check status OK select * from t1; a b 1 1 2 2 explain select * from t1; id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra 1 SIMPLE t1 ALL NULL NULL NULL NULL 2 explain select * from t1 order by a; id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra 1 SIMPLE t1 ALL NULL NULL NULL NULL 2 Using filesort explain select * from t1 order by b; id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra 1 SIMPLE t1 index NULL PRIMARY 4 NULL 2 checksum table t1; Table Checksum test.t1 582702641 drop table t1; create table t1(a int not null) engine=innodb; insert into t1 values (1); alter table t1 add primary key(a); insert into t1 values (2); show create table t1; Table Create Table t1 CREATE TABLE `t1` ( `a` int(11) NOT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (`a`) ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 check table t1; Table Op Msg_type Msg_text test.t1 check status OK commit; select * from t1; a 1 2 explain select * from t1; id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra 1 SIMPLE t1 index NULL PRIMARY 4 NULL 2 Using index explain select * from t1 order by a; id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra 1 SIMPLE t1 index NULL PRIMARY 4 NULL 2 Using index drop table t1; create table t1(a int, b blob, c text, d text not null) engine=innodb default charset = utf8; insert into t1 values (22,repeat('jejdkrun87',220),repeat('jejdkrun87',440),'jejdkrun87'); insert into t1 values (44,repeat('adfd72nh9k',440),repeat('adfd72nh9k',880),'adfd72nh9k'); select count(*) from t1 where a=44; count(*) 1 select a,b=repeat(d,10*a),c=repeat(d,20*a) from t1; a b=repeat(d,10*a) c=repeat(d,20*a) 22 1 1 44 1 1 alter table t1 add primary key (a), add key (b(20)); select count(*) from t1 where a=44; count(*) 1 select a,b=repeat(d,10*a),c=repeat(d,20*a) from t1; a b=repeat(d,10*a) c=repeat(d,20*a) 22 1 1 44 1 1 insert into t1 values (33,repeat('adfdpplkeock',330),repeat('adfdpplkeock',660),'adfdpplkeock'); insert into t1 values (55,repeat('adfdijnmnb78k',550),repeat('adfdijnmnb78k',1100),'adfdijnmnb78k'); insert into t1 values (66,repeat('adfdijn0loKNHJik',660),repeat('adfdijn0loKNHJik',1320),'adfdijn0loKNHJik'); show create table t1; Table Create Table t1 CREATE TABLE `t1` ( `a` int(11) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0', `b` blob, `c` text, `d` text NOT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (`a`), KEY `b` (`b`(20)) ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8 check table t1; Table Op Msg_type Msg_text test.t1 check status OK explain select * from t1 where b like 'adfd%'; id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra 1 SIMPLE t1 range b b 23 NULL 2 Using where select a,b=repeat(d,10*a),c=repeat(d,20*a) from t1; a b=repeat(d,10*a) c=repeat(d,20*a) 22 1 1 33 1 1 44 1 1 55 1 1 66 1 1 drop table t1;