https://www.fromdual.com/tags/documentation/Recent content in Documentation on FromDual GmbHHugoen-GBoli.sennhauser@fromdual.com (Oli Sennhauser)oli.sennhauser@fromdual.com (Oli Sennhauser)© FromDual GmbHTue, 11 Aug 2026 08:40:00 +0200https://www.fromdual.com/blog/mysql-documentation-quick-links/Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:50:27 +0100oli.sennhauser@fromdual.com (Oli Sennhauser)https://www.fromdual.com/blog/mysql-documentation-quick-links/<h2 id="mysql-statement-syntax">MySQL Statement Syntax</h2> <h3 id="data-definition-language-ddl-statements">Data Definition Language (DDL) Statements</h3> <table style="table-layout: fixed;"> <tbody> <tr> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/alter-database.html" target="_blank">ALTER DATABASE</a></td> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/alter-event.html" target="_blank">ALTER EVENT</a></td> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/alter-logfile-group.html" target="_blank">ALTER LOGFILE GROUP</a></td> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/alter-function.html" target="_blank">ALTER FUNCTION</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/alter-procedure.html" target="_blank">ALTER PROCEDURE</a></td> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/alter-server.html" target="_blank">ALTER SERVER</a></td> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/alter-table.html" target="_blank">ALTER TABLE</a></td> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/alter-tablespace.html" target="_blank">ALTER TABLESPACE</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/alter-view.html" target="_blank">ALTER VIEW</a></td> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/alter-database.html" target="_blank">CREATE DATABASE</a></td> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/create-event.html" target="_blank">CREATE EVENT</a></td> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/create-function.html" target="_blank">CREATE FUNCTION</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/create-index.html" target="_blank">CREATE INDEX</a></td> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/create-logfile-group.html" target="_blank">CREATE LOGFILE GROUP</a></td> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/create-procedure.html" target="_blank">CREATE PROCEDURE</a></td> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/create-function.html" target="_blank">CREATE FUNCTION</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/create-server.html" target="_blank">CREATE SERVER</a></td> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/create-table.html" target="_blank">CREATE TABLE</a></td> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/create-tablespace.html" target="_blank">CREATE TABLESPACE</a></td> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/create-trigger.html" target="_blank">CREATE TRIGGER</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/create-view.html" target="_blank">CREATE VIEW</a></td> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/drop-database.html" target="_blank">DROP DATABASE</a></td> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/drop-event.html" target="_blank">DROP EVENT</a></td> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/drop-function.html" target="_blank">DROP FUNCTION</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/drop-index.html" target="_blank">DROP INDEX</a></td> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/drop-logfile-group.html" target="_blank">DROP LOGFILE GROUP</a></td> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/drop-procedure.html" target="_blank">DROP PROCEDURE</a></td> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/drop-function.html" target="_blank">DROP FUNCTION</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/drop-server.html" target="_blank">DROP SERVER</a></td> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/drop-table.html" target="_blank">DROP TABLE</a></td> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/drop-tablespace.html" target="_blank">DROP TABLESPACE</a></td> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/drop-trigger.html" target="_blank">DROP TRIGGER</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/drop-view.html" target="_blank">DROP VIEW</a></td> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/rename-database.html" target="_blank">RENAME DATABASE</a></td> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/rename-table.html" target="_blank">RENAME TABLE</a></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h3 id="data-manipulation-language-dml-statements">Data Manipulation Language (DML) Statements</h3> <table style="table-layout: fixed;"> <tbody> <tr> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/call.html" target="_blank">CALL</a></td> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/delete.html" target="_blank">DELETE</a></td> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/do.html" target="_blank">DO</a></td> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/handler.html" target="_blank">HANDLER</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/insert.html" target="_blank">INSERT</a></td> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/load-data.html" target="_blank">LOAD DATA INFILE</a></td> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/replace.html" target="_blank">REPLACE</a></td> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/select.html" target="_blank">SELECT</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/truncate-table.html" target="_blank">TRUNCATE TABLE</a></td> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/update.html" target="_blank">UPDATE</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h3 id="mysql-utility-statements">MySQL Utility Statements</h3> <table style="table-layout: fixed;"> <tbody> <tr> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/describe.html" target="_blank">DESCRIBE</a></td> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/explain.html" target="_blank">EXPLAIN</a></td> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/help.html" target="_blank">HELP</a></td> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/use.html" target="_blank">USE</a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h3 id="mysql-transactional-and-locking-statements">MySQL Transactional and Locking Statements</h3> <table style="table-layout: fixed;"> <tbody> <tr> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/.html" target="_blank">START TRANSACTION</a></td> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/.html" target="_blank">COMMIT</a></td> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/.html" target="_blank">ROLLBACK</a></td> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/.html" target="_blank">SAVEPOINT</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/.html" target="_blank">ROLLBACK TO SAVEPOINT</a></td> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/.html" target="_blank">LOCK TABLES</a></td> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/.html" target="_blank">UNLOCK TABLES</a></td> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/.html" target="_blank">SET TRANSACTION</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/.html" target="_blank">XA Transactions</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h3 id="account-management-statements">Account Management Statements</h3> <table style="table-layout: fixed;"> <tbody> <tr> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/create-user.html" target="_blank">CREATE USER</a></td> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/drop-user.html" target="_blank">DROP USER</a></td> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/grant.html" target="_blank">GRANT</a></td> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/rename-user.html" target="_blank">RENAME USER</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/revoke.html" target="_blank">REVOKE</a></td> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/set-password.html" target="_blank">SET PASSWORD</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h3 id="table-maintenance-statements">Table Maintenance Statements</h3> <table style="table-layout: fixed;"> <tbody> <tr> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/analyze-table.html" target="_blank">ANALYZE TABLE</a></td> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/backup-table.html" target="_blank">BACKUP TABLE</a></td> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/check-table.html" target="_blank">CHECK TABLE</a></td> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/checksum-table.html" target="_blank">CHECKSUM TABLE</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/optimize-table.html" target="_blank">OPTIMIZE TABLE</a></td> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/repair-table.html" target="_blank">REPAIR TABLE</a></td> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/restore-table.html" target="_blank">RESTORE TABLE</a></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h3 id="plugin-and-user-defined-function-statements">Plugin and User-Defined Function Statements</h3> <table style="table-layout: fixed;"> <tbody> <tr> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/create-function.html" target="_blank">CREATE FUNCTION</a></td> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/drop-function.html" target="_blank">DROP FUNCTION</a></td> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/install-plugin.html" target="_blank">INSTALL PLUGIN</a></td> <td><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/uninstall-plugin.html" target="_blank">UNINSTALL PLUGIN</a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h3 id="show-statements"><code>SHOW</code> Statements</h3> <p><a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.7/en/show-authors.html" target="_blank">SHOW AUTHORS</a></p>https://www.fromdual.com/documents/Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:42:18 +0100oli.sennhauser@fromdual.com (Oli Sennhauser)https://www.fromdual.com/documents/<h2 id="performance-tuning-benchmarking-capacity-planning-and-monitoring">Performance Tuning, Benchmarking, Capacity Planning and Monitoring</h2> <p><a href="https://www.fromdual.com/mysql-database-health-check/index.php">MySQL Database Health Check for MySQL/MariaDB</a></p>https://www.fromdual.com/blog/postgresql/improve-postgresql-documentation/Tue, 11 Aug 2026 08:40:00 +0200oli.sennhauser@fromdual.com (Oli Sennhauser)https://www.fromdual.com/blog/postgresql/improve-postgresql-documentation/<p>While working on our project “PostgreSQL for Dolphins and Sea Lions,” I pored over the PostgreSQL documentation on <a href="https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/warm-standby.html" target="_blank" title="Log-Shipping Standby Servers">replication</a>.</p>