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Section: MySQL Database System (1)
Updated: 12/16/2009
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NAME

mysql_convert_table_format - convert tables to use a given storage engine

SYNOPSIS

mysql_convert_table_format [options] db_name

DESCRIPTION

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, lqPerl Installation Notesrq).

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.

: * --help
Display a help message and exit.

: * --force
Continue even if errors occur.

: * --host=host_name
Connect to the MySQL server on the given host.

* --password=password

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.

Specifying a password on the command line should be considered insecure. See Section 5.5.6.2, lqEnd-User Guidelines for Password Securityrq. You can use an option file to avoid giving the password on the command line.

: * --port=port_num
The TCP/IP port number to use for the connection.

: * --socket=path
For connections to localhost, the Unix socket file to use.

: * --type=engine_name
Specify the storage engine that the tables should be converted to use. The default is MyISAM if this option is not given.

: * --user=user_name
The MySQL user name to use when connecting to the server.

: * --verbose
Verbose mode. Print more information about what the program does.

: * --version
Display version information and exit.

COPYRIGHT

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