Re: MySQL AB: Need documentation clarification

2002-07-01 Thread Jeremy Zawodny
On Tue, Jun 11, 2002 at 03:58:14PM -0700, Jeff Kilbride wrote: > > both InnoDB and MyISAM keep also dynamically statistics about tables. In > > most cases running ANALYZE TABLE does not bring any benefit in query > > optimization. > > Personally, I'm pretty shocked to hear you say this. I was und

Re: MySQL AB: Need documentation clarification

2002-06-11 Thread Jeff Kilbride
> both InnoDB and MyISAM keep also dynamically statistics about tables. In > most cases running ANALYZE TABLE does not bring any benefit in query > optimization. Personally, I'm pretty shocked to hear you say this. I was under the impression that running ANALYZE TABLE was a "good thing" and helpe

Re: MySQL AB: Need documentation clarification

2002-06-11 Thread Heikki Tuuri
For the mail filter: SQL database - Original Message - From: "Heikki Tuuri" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 2:47 PM Subject: Re: MySQL AB: Need documentation clarification > Erv, > > > - Original Message

Re: MySQL AB: Need documentation clarification

2002-06-11 Thread Heikki Tuuri
Erv, - Original Message - From: "Erv Young" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Newsgroups: mailing.database.mysql Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 3:49 AM Subject: MySQL AB: Need documentation clarification > 2) Also, the discussion of ANALYZE TABLE at > http://www.mysql.com/doc/A/N/ANALYZE_TABLE.html lea

RE: MySQL AB: Need documentation clarification

2002-06-10 Thread Jon Frisby
> Indexes are only used if they significantly reduce the number of reads > required vs a full table scan (I believe 30% is mysql's threshhold). > An IS NOT NULL clause may very well use an index if almost all of the > records have NULL in that particular field. A != clause is a bit > harder, sinc

Re: MySQL AB: Need documentation clarification

2002-06-10 Thread Dan Nelson
In the last episode (Jun 10), Erv Young said: > MySQL AB staff: And the thousands and thousands of regular people reading this list :) > 1) The recent discussion on the subject "Not using indexes???" > brought to light an opportunity for interpreting the documentation in > contradictory ways.