TechPlanetScaleover 3 years ago
How to read MySQL EXPLAINs
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MySQL EXPLAIN reveals how a database executes a query and its estimated costs. MySQL 8.0.18 introduced EXPLAIN ANALYZE, which also prints actual execution costs. EXPLAIN ANALYZE runs the query and works with SELECT, UPDATE, DELETE, and TABLE statements.
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