MySQL can do embedded SQL like that? I'm using 3.23. If so, can the embedded query have a WHERE clause as well (something like WHERE datetime > date_sub(NOW(), interval 1 month).
Thx a lot ----- Original Message ----- From: "gerald_clark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Qmail List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 10:49 AM Subject: Re: General question about rotating growing tables > How about > Create newtable select * from oldtable where conditions_are_met; > > > Qmail List wrote: > > >Hello, > > > >I have a simple database schema with a table of log entries that grows > >quickly. Every month I'd like to break last month's entries off into a new > >table for that (last) month. I know creating new tables within an existing > >schema is not recommend database design, but in this case it seems to make > >sense. > > > >I've used triggers and stroed procedures in Oracle to do this kind of table > >rotating and it was pretty simple. > > > >What I'm considering with MySQL is using Cron and the MySQL client app to > >select the appropriate date range into an hash, write the hash into a newly > >created table, and then delete the selected rows from original table. My > >question is, is this recommended logic, or is there a better way to skin > >this cat using MySQL? > > > > > > Sincerely, Eric > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Before posting, please check: > > http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) > > http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) > > > >To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
