SET STORAGE_ENGINE = 'tokudb'; DROP TABLE IF EXISTS foo; create table foo (a blob, key (a(3)))engine=tokudb; insert into foo value ("asfdasdfasdfasdf"); explain select * from foo where a like 'asf%'; id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra 1 SIMPLE foo range a a 6 NULL 1 Using where select * from foo where a like 'asf%'; a asfdasdfasdfasdf DROP TABLE foo;