drop table if exists t1,t2; create table t1 (a tinyint not null auto_increment, b blob not null, primary key (a)); check table t1; Table Op Msg_type Msg_text test.t1 check status OK repair table t1; Table Op Msg_type Msg_text test.t1 repair status OK delete from t1 where (a & 1); check table t1; Table Op Msg_type Msg_text test.t1 check status OK repair table t1; Table Op Msg_type Msg_text test.t1 repair status OK check table t1; Table Op Msg_type Msg_text test.t1 check status OK drop table t1; create table t1 (a int not null auto_increment,b int, primary key (a)) type=isam; insert into t1 values (1,1),(NULL,2),(3,3),(NULL,4); delete from t1 where a=4 or a=2; insert into t1 values (NULL,4),(NULL,5),(6,6); select * from t1; a b 1 1 5 5 3 3 4 4 6 6 delete from t1 where a=6; replace t1 values (3,1); replace t1 values (3,3); ALTER TABLE t1 add c int; insert into t1 values (NULL,6,6); select * from t1; a b c 1 1 NULL 5 5 NULL 3 3 NULL 4 4 NULL 6 6 6 drop table t1; create table t1 (a int,b text, index(a)) type=isam; Column 'a' is used with UNIQUE or INDEX but is not defined as NOT NULL create table t1 (a int,b text, index(b)) type=isam; BLOB column 'b' can't be used in key specification with the used table type create table t1 (ordid int(8) not null auto_increment, ord varchar(50) not null, primary key (ord,ordid)) type=isam; Incorrect table definition; There can only be one auto column and it must be defined as a key create table t1 (ordid int(8), unique (ordid)) type=isam; Column 'ordid' is used with UNIQUE or INDEX but is not defined as NOT NULL drop table if exists t1; create table t1 (a int not null primary key, b int not null,c int not null, key(b,c)); insert into t1 values (1,2,2),(2,2,3),(3,2,4),(4,2,4); create table t2 type=isam select * from t1; optimize table t1; Table Op Msg_type Msg_text test.t1 optimize status OK check table t1,t2; Table Op Msg_type Msg_text test.t1 check status OK test.t2 check error The handler for the table doesn't support check/repair repair table t1,t2; Table Op Msg_type Msg_text test.t1 repair status OK test.t2 repair error The handler for the table doesn't support check/repair check table t2,t1; Table Op Msg_type Msg_text test.t2 check error The handler for the table doesn't support check/repair test.t1 check status OK lock tables t1 write; check table t2,t1; Table Op Msg_type Msg_text test.t2 check error Table 't2' was not locked with LOCK TABLES test.t1 check status OK show columns from t1; Field Type Null Key Default Extra a int(11) PRI 0 b int(11) MUL 0 c int(11) 0 show full columns from t1; Field Type Null Key Default Extra Privileges a int(11) PRI 0 select,insert,update,references b int(11) MUL 0 select,insert,update,references c int(11) 0 select,insert,update,references show index from t1; Table Non_unique Key_name Seq_in_index Column_name Collation Cardinality Sub_part Packed Comment t1 0 PRIMARY 1 a A 4 NULL NULL t1 1 b 1 b A 1 NULL NULL t1 1 b 2 c A 4 NULL NULL drop table t1,t2;