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authorunknown <jcole@tetra.spaceapes.com>2001-01-20 03:11:32 -0600
committerunknown <jcole@tetra.spaceapes.com>2001-01-20 03:11:32 -0600
commit930ee7c1ce1822ebf3dced87190eaacd16743976 (patch)
tree24f93b354e5927b3db61f135b6e2d7d0fdcf1c34
parentd2d369314239d34615f6a14963a5b11ab6100eac (diff)
downloadmariadb-git-930ee7c1ce1822ebf3dced87190eaacd16743976.tar.gz
Default table type explained.
BitKeeper/etc/logging_ok: Logging to logging@openlogging.org accepted
-rw-r--r--BitKeeper/etc/logging_ok1
-rw-r--r--Docs/manual.texi6
2 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/BitKeeper/etc/logging_ok b/BitKeeper/etc/logging_ok
index f718e4a35e7..02e123f9514 100644
--- a/BitKeeper/etc/logging_ok
+++ b/BitKeeper/etc/logging_ok
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ sasha@mysql.sashanet.com
sasha@work.mysql.com
tim@cane.mysql.fi
serg@donna.mysql.com
+jcole@tetra.spaceapes.com
diff --git a/Docs/manual.texi b/Docs/manual.texi
index 5e458bf3fa0..64d8626d2c0 100644
--- a/Docs/manual.texi
+++ b/Docs/manual.texi
@@ -17933,6 +17933,12 @@ The different table types are:
@end multitable
@xref{Table types}.
+If a table type is specified, and that particular type is not available,
+@strong{MySQL} will choose the closest table type to the one that you have
+specified. For example, if @code{TYPE=BDB} is specified, and that distribution
+of @strong{MySQL} does not support @code{BDB} tables, the table will be created
+as @code{MyISAM} instead.
+
The other table options are used to optimize the behavior of the
table. In most cases, you don't have to specify any of them.
The options work for all table types, if not otherwise indicated: