On Tue, 9 Apr 2002 13:17:59 +0800 Alvin Chen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> hi. I'm using MySQL 3.23.38, default settings for the mysql variables(my-large.cnf), > linux 2.2.14-5.0smp kernel - Red Hat 6.2, Records 140750, Size 101.0 MB, mem 1G, CPU >PIII 800. > But for some reason queries take too many time. > > During the long query, I did a "mysqladmin proc" to see what was going on. > Under the column "State" I saw the value "copying to tmp table" which > lasted a good 6 seconds. So I'm thinking that the copying to tmp table is > slowing down the query - but I don't know why. please compare after you do this query : "set SQL_BIG_TABLES = 0" or "set SQL_BIG_TABLES = 1" also try this ... "set SQL_BUFFER_RESULT = 1" -- Let's call it an accidental feature. -- Larry Wall --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php