- 4.6 MySQL Administrative and Utility Programs
- 4.6.1 innochecksum — Offline InnoDB File Checksum Utility
- 4.6.2 myisam_ftdump — Display Full-Text Index information
- 4.6.3 myisamchk — MyISAM Table-Maintenance Utility
- 4.6.4 myisamlog — Display MyISAM Log File Contents
- 4.6.5 myisampack — Generate Compressed, Read-Only MyISAM Tables
- 4.6.6 mysqlaccess — Client for Checking Access Privileges
- 4.6.7 mysqlbinlog — Utility for Processing Binary Log Files
- 4.6.8 mysqldumpslow — Summarize Slow Query Log Files
- 4.6.9 mysqlhotcopy — A Database Backup Program
- 4.6.10 mysqlmanager — The MySQL Instance Manager
- 4.6.11 mysql_convert_table_format — Convert Tables to Use a Given Storage Engine
- 4.6.12 mysql_find_rows — Extract SQL Statements from Files
- 4.6.13 mysql_fix_extensions — Normalize Table File Name Extensions
- 4.6.14 mysql_setpermission — Interactively Set Permissions in Grant Tables
- 4.6.15 mysql_waitpid — Kill Process and Wait for Its Termination
- 4.6.16 mysql_zap — Kill Processes That Match a Pattern
mysql_convert_table_format converts the
tables in a database to use a particular storage engine
(MyISAM by default).
mysql_convert_table_format is written in Perl
and requires that the DBI and
DBD::mysql Perl modules be installed (see
Section 2.15, “Perl Installation Notes”).
Invoke mysql_convert_table_format like this:
shell> mysql_convert_table_format [options]db_name
The db_name argument indicates the
database containing the tables to be converted.
mysql_convert_table_format supports the options described in the following list.
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Display a help message and exit.
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Continue even if errors occur.
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Connect to the MySQL server on the given host.
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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. You can use an option file to avoid giving the password on the command line.
Specifying a password on the command line should be considered insecure. See Section 5.5.6.2, “End-User Guidelines for Password Security”.
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The TCP/IP port number to use for the connection.
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For connections to
localhost, the Unix socket file to use. -
Specify the storage engine that the tables should be converted to use. The default is
MyISAMif this option is not given.MySQL Enterprise. For expert advice on choosing the optimum storage engine, subscribe to the MySQL Enterprise Monitor. For more information, see http://www.mysql.com/products/enterprise/advisors.html.
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The MySQL user name to use when connecting to the server.
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Verbose mode. Print more information about what the program does.
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Display version information and exit.
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