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The SHOW INDEX
statement in MySQL is used to display information about the indexes in a table. It's a useful way to see what indexes are in place and how they are structured.
Here is the basic syntax of the SHOW INDEX
statement:
SHOW INDEX FROM table_name;
Where table_name
is the name of the table for which you want to see the indexes.
For example, if you have a table named 'users', you could see its indexes like this:
SHOW INDEX FROM users;
This statement will return a result set with the following columns:
Table
: The name of the table.Non_unique
: 0 if the index can't contain duplicates, 1 if it can.Key_name
: The name of the index.Seq_in_index
: The position of the column in the index.Column_name
: The name of the column in the index.Collation
: How the column is sorted in the index. 'A' means ascending, 'B' means descending, NULL means not sorted.Cardinality
: An estimate of the number of unique values in the index.Sub_part
: The number of indexed characters if the column is only partly indexed, NULL if the entire column is indexed.Packed
: Indicates how the key is packed. NULL if it is not.Null
: Contains 'YES' if the column can contain NULL values and '' if it can't.Index_type
: The type of the index (BTREE, FULLTEXT, HASH, RTREE).Comment
: Additional information about the index.The SHOW INDEX
statement is a good way to understand the structure of your indexes, which can help you optimize your database for better performance.
MySQL SHOW INDEX Example:
SHOW INDEX
statement in MySQL is used to display the indexes of a table, including information such as index name, column names, and index type.-- Example of using SHOW INDEX SHOW INDEX FROM your_table;
SHOW INDEX vs SHOW INDEXES in MySQL:
SHOW INDEX
and SHOW INDEXES
are interchangeable; both statements provide similar information about indexes in MySQL.-- Example of using SHOW INDEXES (equivalent to SHOW INDEX) SHOW INDEXES FROM your_table;
MySQL SHOW INDEX Extended Option:
EXTENDED
option with SHOW INDEX
provides additional information, including index comments and cardinality.-- Example of using SHOW INDEX with EXTENDED option SHOW INDEX FROM your_table EXTENDED;
Examples of Using SHOW INDEX in MySQL Queries:
SHOW INDEX
is applied to retrieve information about indexes.-- Additional examples of using SHOW INDEX SHOW INDEX FROM another_table; SHOW INDEX FROM your_table WHERE Non_unique = 0;