----- Original Message ----- From: "wcb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "MySQL" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2002 2:23 AM Subject: Re: How long is my piece of string?
> Hi! > > I was interested in the answer to this person's question, too! > > The following response: > > > You need indexes as soon as (or rather just before) they provide > > a performance difference. > > > > Alan > > seems to lack detail in answering the question, which might be phrased > "when might indices start making a performance difference?". I would rather reverse the question: is there ever a good reason NOT to use an index? - Mark mysql,query --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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