what does Rows_examined mean exactly?

2004-07-25 Thread tinys xuefer
slow.log: # Query_time: 14 Lock_time: 0 Rows_sent: 30 Rows_examined: 771327 SELECT * FROM `post` LIMIT 771297, 30; i dp have privmary key on table `post` does 'Rows_examined: 771327' means mysqlserver read through those 771327 rows to get 30 rows? it takes 14 seconds! possible to show

Re: what does Rows_examined mean exactly?

2004-07-25 Thread tinys xuefer
hrm.. but i tried SELECT * FROM post ORDER BY postdate DESC LIMIT 771297, 30 postdate is not primary key but just an INDEX it still examined 771297 rows From: Michael Stassen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: tinys xuefer [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: what does Rows_examined mean