MySQL – Clustered Index Indexes in MySQL are used to retrieve the data much faster from the database. We (users) cannot see the indexes, but they work behind to speed up searches and queries. They are categorized into two types: clustered and non-clustered indexes. A clustered index can sort the data in a table manually. […]
MySQL – Show Indexes Table of content A MySQL Index is a type of special lookup table that is used to make data retrieval easier in a database. It points to the actual data in the database. MySQL allows various types of indexes to be created on one or more columns in a table. They […]
MySQL – Unique Index Table of content MySQL Indexes are used to return the data from the database real quick. The users cannot see the indexes performing, instead they are just used to speed up the queries. However a unique index, in addition to speeding up data retrieval queries, is also used to maintain data […]