MYSQL_EXPLAIN_LOG(1)	     MySQL Database System	  MYSQL_EXPLAIN_LOG(1)



NAME
       mysql_explain_log - use EXPLAIN on statements in query log

SYNOPSIS
       mysql_explain_log [options] < log_file

DESCRIPTION
       mysql_explain_log reads its standard input for query log contents. It
       uses EXPLAIN to analyze SELECT statements found in the input.  UPDATE
       statements are rewritten to SELECT statements and also analyzed with
       EXPLAIN.  mysql_explain_log then displays a summary of its results.

       The results may assist you in determining which queries result in table
       scans and where it would be beneficial to add indexes to your tables.

       Invoke mysql_explain_log like this, where log_file contains all or part
       of a MySQL query log:

	  shell> mysql_explain_log [options] < log_file

       mysql_explain_log understands the following options:

	 --date=YYMMDD, -d YYMMDD

	  Select entries from the log only for the given date.

	 --host=host_name, -h host_name

	  Connect to the MySQL server on the given host.

	 --password=password, -ppassword

	  The password to use when connecting to the server.

	  Specifying a password on the command line should be considered
	  insecure. See Section 7.6, Keeping Your Password Secure.

	 --printerror=1, -e 1

	  Enable error output.

	 --socket=path, -S path

	  For connections to localhost, the Unix socket file to use, or, on
	  Windows, the name of the named pipe to use.

	 --user=user_name, -u user_name

	  The MySQL username to use when connecting to the server.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright 1997-2006 MySQL AB

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       Conversion to other formats is allowed as long as the actual content is
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       with the software) or on a CD-ROM or similar medium, provided however
       that the documentation is disseminated together with the software on
       the same medium. Any other use, such as any dissemination of printed
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       Please email  for more information.

SEE ALSO
       msql2mysql(1), my_print_defaults(1), myisam_ftdump(1), myisamchk(1),
       myisamlog(1), myisampack(1), mysql(1), mysql.server(1),
       mysql_config(1), mysql_fix_privilege_tables(1), mysql_tzinfo_to_sql(1),
       mysql_upgrade(1), mysql_zap(1), mysqlaccess(1), mysqladmin(1),
       mysqlbinlog(1), mysqlcheck(1), mysqld(8), mysqld_multi(1),
       mysqld_safe(1), mysqldump(1), mysqlhotcopy(1), mysqlimport(1),
       mysqlmanager(8), mysqlshow(1), perror(1), replace(1), safe_mysqld(1)

       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
       MySQL AB (http://www.mysql.com/).  This software comes with no
       warranty.



MySQL 5.0			  12/20/2006		  MYSQL_EXPLAIN_LOG(1)