@@ -34229,6 +34229,7 @@ The different table types are:
@item ISAM @tab The original table handler. @xref{ISAM}.
@item InnoDB @tab Transaction-safe tables with row locking. @xref{InnoDB}.
@item MERGE @tab A collection of MyISAM tables used as one table. @xref{MERGE}.
@item MRG_MERGE @tab An alias for MERGE tables
@item MyISAM @tab The new binary portable table handler that is replacing ISAM. @xref{MyISAM}.
@end multitable
@xref{Table types}.
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@@ -34250,7 +34251,7 @@ The options work for all table types, if not otherwise indicated:
@item @code{COMMENT} @tab A 60-character comment for your table.
@item @code{MAX_ROWS} @tab Max number of rows you plan to store in the table.
@item @code{MIN_ROWS} @tab Minimum number of rows you plan to store in the table.
@item @code{PACK_KEYS} @tab Set this to 1 if you want to have a smaller index. This usually makes updates slower and reads faster (MyISAM, ISAM).
@item @code{PACK_KEYS} @tab Set this to 1 if you want to have a smaller index. This usually makes updates slower and reads faster (MyISAM, ISAM). Setting this to 0 will disable all packing of keys. Setting this to @code{DEFAULT} (MySQL 4.0) will tell the table handler to only pack long @code{CHAR}/@code{VARCHAR} columns.
@item @code{PASSWORD} @tab Encrypt the @code{.frm} file with a password. This option doesn't do anything in the standard MySQL version.
@item @code{DELAY_KEY_WRITE} @tab Set this to 1 if want to delay key table updates until the table is closed (MyISAM).
@item @code{ROW_FORMAT} @tab Defines how the rows should be stored. Currently this option only works with MyISAM tables, which supports the @code{DYNAMIC} and @code{FIXED} row formats. @xref{MyISAM table formats}.
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@@ -36070,11 +36071,11 @@ is not signaled to the other servers.
@code{MERGE} tables are new in MySQL Version 3.23.25. The code
is still in gamma, but should be resonable stable.
A @code{MERGE} table is a collection of identical @code{MyISAM} tables
that can be used as one. You can only @code{SELECT}, @code{DELETE}, and
@code{UPDATE} from the collection of tables. If you @code{DROP} the
@code{MERGE} table, you are only dropping the @code{MERGE}
specification.
A @code{MERGE} table (also known as a @code{MRG_MyISAM} table) is a
collection of identical @code{MyISAM} tables that can be used as one.
You can only @code{SELECT}, @code{DELETE}, and @code{UPDATE} from the
collection of tables. If you @code{DROP} the @code{MERGE} table, you
are only dropping the @code{MERGE} specification.
Note that @code{DELETE FROM merge_table} used without a @code{WHERE}
will only clear the mapping for the table, not delete everything in the
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@@ -47709,6 +47710,8 @@ Searching on packed (@code{CHAR}/@code{VARCHAR}) keys are now much faster.
Optimized queries of type:
@code{SELECT DISTINCT * from table_name ORDER by key_part1 LIMIT #}
@item
@code{SHOW CREATE TABLE} now shows all table attributes.
@item
@code{ORDER BY ... DESC} can now use keys.
@item
@code{LOAD DATA FROM MASTER} "auto-magically" sets up a slave.
