@node Extensions to ANSI, Differences from ANSI, Compatibility, Compatibility
@subsection MySQL Extensions to ANSI SQL92
@cindex hints
MySQL includes some extensions that you probably will not find in
other SQL databases. Be warned that if you use them, your code will not be
portable to other SQL servers. In some cases, you can write code that
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@xref{Group by functions}.
@item
@cindex hints
@code{SQL_BUFFER_RESULT} will force the result to be put into a temporary
table. This will help MySQL free the table locks early and will help
in cases where it takes a long time to send the result set to the client.
@item
@cindex hints
@code{SQL_SMALL_RESULT}, a MySQL-specific option, can be used
with @code{GROUP BY} or @code{DISTINCT} to tell the optimizer that the
result set will be small. In this case, MySQL will use fast
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MySQL Version 3.23 this shouldn't normally be needed.
@item
@cindex hints
@code{STRAIGHT_JOIN} forces the optimizer to join the tables in the order in
which they are listed in the @code{FROM} clause. You can use this to speed up
a query if the optimizer joins the tables in non-optimal order.
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instead of @code{RIGHT JOIN}.
@item
@cindex hints
@code{STRAIGHT_JOIN} is identical to @code{JOIN}, except that the left table
is always read before the right table. This can be used for those (few)
cases where the join optimizer puts the tables in the wrong order.
@item
@cindex hints
As of MySQL Version 3.23.12, you can give hints about which
index MySQL should use when retrieving information from a
table. This is useful if @code{EXPLAIN} shows that MySQL is
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@item @code{PACK_KEYS} @tab Set this to 1 if you want to have a smaller index. This usually makes updates slower and reads faster (MyISAM, ISAM).
@item @code{PASSWORD} @tab Encrypt the @code{.frm} file with a password. This option doesn't do anything in the standard MySQL version.
@item @code{DELAY_KEY_WRITE} @tab Set this to 1 if want to delay key table updates until the table is closed (MyISAM).
@item @code{ROW_FORMAT} @tab Defines how the rows should be stored. Currently you can only use the DYNAMIC and STATIC options for MyISAM tables.
@item @code{ROW_FORMAT} @tab Defines how the rows should be stored. Currently this option only works with MyISAM tables, which supports the @code{DYNAMIC} and @code{FIXED} row formats. @xref{MyISAM table formats}.
@end multitable
When you use a @code{MyISAM} table, MySQL uses the product of
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automatically depending on the type of columns you are using. The third,
compressed tables, can only be created with the @code{myisampack} tool.
When you @code{CREATE} or @code{ALTER} a table you can for tables that
doesn't have @code{BLOB}'s force the table format to @code{DYNAMIC} or
@code{FIXED} with the @code{ROW_FORMAT=#} table option. In the future
you will be able to compress/decompress tables by specifying
@code{ROW_FORMAT=compressed | default} to @code{ALTER TABLE}.
