DROP TABLE IF EXISTS t1; Warnings: Note 1051 Unknown table 'test.t1' CREATE TABLE t1 (a VARCHAR(10) CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_croatian_ci, KEY(a)) ENGINE=ARIA; INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('na'),('nj'),('nz'),('Z'); explain SELECT a FROM t1 ORDER BY a; id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra 1 SIMPLE t1 index NULL a 33 NULL 4 Using index SELECT a FROM t1 ORDER BY a; a na nz nj Z ALTER TABLE t1 engine=myisam; explain SELECT a FROM t1 ORDER BY a; id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra 1 SIMPLE t1 index NULL a 33 NULL 4 Using index SELECT a FROM t1 ORDER BY a; a na nz nj Z drop table t1;