mysql_convert_table_format

MYSQL_CONVERT_TAB(1)         MySQL Database System        MYSQL_CONVERT_TAB(1)



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, “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.

       ·   --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. 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”.

       ·   --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
       Copyright 2007-2008 MySQL AB, 2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc.

       This documentation is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
       modify it only under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
       published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.

       This documentation is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
       but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
       MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
       General Public License for more details.

       You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
       with the program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
       51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA or see
       http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.


SEE ALSO
       For more information, please refer to the MySQL Reference Manual, which
       may already be installed locally and which is also available online at
       http://dev.mysql.com/doc/.

AUTHOR
       Sun Microsystems, Inc. (http://www.mysql.com/).



MySQL 5.1                         11/04/2009              MYSQL_CONVERT_TAB(1)