MYSQL_CONVERT_TAB(1) MySQL Database System MYSQL_CONVERT_TAB(1)NAMEmysql_convert_table_format - convert tables to use a given storage
engine
SYNOPSISmysql_convert_table_format [options] db_name
DESCRIPTIONmysql_convert_table_format converts the tables in a database to use a
particular storage engine (MyISAM by default).
mysql_convert_table_format is written in Perl and requires that the DBI
and DBD::mysql Perl modules be installed (see Section 4.20, “Perl
Installation Notes”).
Invoke mysql_convert_table_format like this:
shell> mysql_convert_table_format [options]db_name
The db_name argument indicates the database containing the tables to be
converted.
mysql_convert_table_format understands the options described in the
following list.
· --help
Display a help message and exit.
· --force
Continue even if errors occur.
· --host=host_name
Connect to the MySQL server on the given host.
· --password=password
The password to use when connecting to the server. Note that the
password value is not optional for this option, unlike for other
MySQL programs. You can use an option file to avoid giving the
password on the command line.
Specifying a password on the command line should be considered
insecure. See Section 6.6, “Keeping Your Password Secure”.
· --port=port_num
The TCP/IP port number to use for the connection.
· --socket=path
For connections to localhost, the Unix socket file to use.
· --type=engine_name
Specify the storage engine that the tables should be converted to
use. The default is MyISAM if this option is not given.
MySQL Enterprise. For expert advice on choosing the optimum storage
engine, subscribe to the MySQL Network Monitoring and Advisory Service.
For more information see
http://www.mysql.com/products/enterprise/advisors.html.
· --user=user_name
The MySQL username to use when connecting to the server.
· --verbose
Verbose mode. Print more information about what the program does.
· --version
Display version information and exit.
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SEE ALSO
For more information, please refer to the MySQL Reference Manual, which
may already be installed locally and which is also available online at
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/.
AUTHOR
MySQL AB (http://www.mysql.com/). This software comes with no
warranty.
MySQL 5.0 07/04/2007 MYSQL_CONVERT_TAB(1)
