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 4.21, “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 understands 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 5.6, “Keeping Your Password Secure”.

•   --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 username 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

This documentation is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it 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
MySQL AB (http://www.mysql.com/).