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.\"     Title: \fBmysql_convert_table_format\fR
.\"    Author: [FIXME: author] [see http://docbook.sf.net/el/author]
.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.75.2 <http://docbook.sf.net/>
.\"      Date: 04/06/2010
.\"    Manual: MySQL Database System
.\"    Source: MySQL 5.1
.\"  Language: English
.\"
.TH "\FBMYSQL_CONVERT_TAB" "1" "04/06/2010" "MySQL 5\&.1" "MySQL Database System"
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.nh
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.\" * MAIN CONTENT STARTS HERE *
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.\" mysql_convert_table_format
.SH "NAME"
mysql_convert_table_format \- convert tables to use a given storage engine
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fBmysql_convert_table_format\ [\fR\fB\fIoptions\fR\fR\fB]\ \fR\fB\fIdb_name\fR\fR\ 'u
\fBmysql_convert_table_format [\fR\fB\fIoptions\fR\fR\fB] \fR\fB\fIdb_name\fR\fR
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
\fBmysql_convert_table_format\fR
converts the tables in a database to use a particular storage engine (MyISAM
by default)\&.
\fBmysql_convert_table_format\fR
is written in Perl and requires that the
DBI
and
DBD::mysql
Perl modules be installed (see
Section\ \&2.15, \(lqPerl Installation Notes\(rq)\&.
.PP
Invoke
\fBmysql_convert_table_format\fR
like this:
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
shell> \fBmysql_convert_table_format [\fR\fB\fIoptions\fR\fR\fB]\fR\fB\fIdb_name\fR\fR
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.PP
The
\fIdb_name\fR
argument indicates the database containing the tables to be converted\&.
.PP
\fBmysql_convert_table_format\fR
supports the options described in the following list\&.
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysql_convert_table_format: help option
.\" help option: mysql_convert_table_format
\fB\-\-help\fR
.sp
Display a help message and exit\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysql_convert_table_format: force option
.\" force option: mysql_convert_table_format
\fB\-\-force\fR
.sp
Continue even if errors occur\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysql_convert_table_format: host option
.\" host option: mysql_convert_table_format
\fB\-\-host=\fR\fB\fIhost_name\fR\fR
.sp
Connect to the MySQL server on the given host\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysql_convert_table_format: password option
.\" password option: mysql_convert_table_format
\fB\-\-password=\fR\fB\fIpassword\fR\fR
.sp
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\&.
.sp
Specifying a password on the command line should be considered insecure\&. See
Section\ \&5.3.2.2, \(lqEnd-User Guidelines for Password Security\(rq\&. You can use an option file to avoid giving the password on the command line\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysql_convert_table_format: port option
.\" port option: mysql_convert_table_format
\fB\-\-port=\fR\fB\fIport_num\fR\fR
.sp
The TCP/IP port number to use for the connection\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysql_convert_table_format: socket option
.\" socket option: mysql_convert_table_format
\fB\-\-socket=\fR\fB\fIpath\fR\fR
.sp
For connections to
localhost, the Unix socket file to use\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysql_convert_table_format: type option
.\" type option: mysql_convert_table_format
\fB\-\-type=\fR\fB\fIengine_name\fR\fR
.sp
Specify the storage engine that the tables should be converted to use\&. The default is
MyISAM
if this option is not given\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysql_convert_table_format: user option
.\" user option: mysql_convert_table_format
\fB\-\-user=\fR\fB\fIuser_name\fR\fR
.sp
The MySQL user name to use when connecting to the server\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysql_convert_table_format: verbose option
.\" verbose option: mysql_convert_table_format
\fB\-\-verbose\fR
.sp
Verbose mode\&. Print more information about what the program does\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
.\" mysql_convert_table_format: version option
.\" version option: mysql_convert_table_format
\fB\-\-version\fR
.sp
Display version information and exit\&.
.RE
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
.br
.PP
Copyright 2007-2008 MySQL AB, 2008-2010 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
.PP
This documentation is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it only under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.
.PP
This documentation is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
.PP
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with the program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA or see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
.sp
.SH "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/.
.SH AUTHOR
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (http://www.mysql.com/).