mysql explain详解(一)

一.语法

explain < table_name >

例如: explain select * from t3 where id=3952602;

二.explain输出解释

+----+-------------+-------+-------+-------------------+---------+---------+-------+------+-------+
| id | select_type | table | type | possible_keys | key | key_len | ref | rows | Extra |
+----+-------------+-------+-------+-------------------+---------+---------+-------+------+-------+

1.id
我的理解是SQL执行的顺利的标识,SQL从大到小的执行.

例如:
mysql> explain select * from (select * from ( select * from t3 where id=3952602) a) b;
+----+-------------+------------+--------+-------------------+---------+---------+------+------+-------+
| id | select_type | table | type | possible_keys | key | key_len | ref | rows | Extra |
+----+-------------+------------+--------+-------------------+---------+---------+------+------+-------+
| 1 | PRIMARY | | system | NULL | NULL | NULL | NULL | 1 | |
| 2 | DERIVED | | system | NULL | NULL | NULL | NULL | 1 | |
| 3 | DERIVED | t3 | const | PRIMARY,idx_t3_id | PRIMARY | 4 | | 1 | |
+----+-------------+------------+--------+-------------------+---------+---------+------+------+-------+

很显然这条SQL是从里向外的执行,就是从id=3 向上执行.

2. select_type

就是select类型,可以有以下几种

(1) SIMPLE
简单SELECT(不使用UNION或子查询等) 例如:
mysql> explain select * from t3 where id=3952602;
+----+-------------+-------+-------+-------------------+---------+---------+-------+------+-------+
| id | select_type | table | type | possible_keys | key | key_len | ref | rows | Extra |
+----+-------------+-------+-------+-------------------+---------+---------+-------+------+-------+
| 1 | SIMPLE | t3 | const | PRIMARY,idx_t3_id | PRIMARY | 4 | const | 1 | |
+----+-------------+-------+-------+-------------------+---------+---------+-------+------+-------+

(2). PRIMARY

我的理解是最外层的select.例如:

mysql> explain select * from (select * from t3 where id=3952602) a ;
+----+-------------+------------+--------+-------------------+---------+---------+------+------+-------+
| id | select_type | table | type | possible_keys | key | key_len | ref | rows | Extra |
+----+-------------+------------+--------+-------------------+---------+---------+------+------+-------+
| 1 | PRIMARY | | system | NULL | NULL | NULL | NULL | 1 | |
| 2 | DERIVED | t3 | const | PRIMARY,idx_t3_id | PRIMARY | 4 | | 1 | |
+----+-------------+------------+--------+-------------------+---------+---------+------+------+-------+

(3).UNION

UNION中的第二个或后面的SELECT语句.例如
mysql> explain select * from t3 where id=3952602 union all select * from t3 ;
+----+--------------+------------+-------+-------------------+---------+---------+-------+------+-------+
| id | select_type | table | type | possible_keys | key | key_len | ref | rows | Extra |
+----+--------------+------------+-------+-------------------+---------+---------+-------+------+-------+
| 1 | PRIMARY | t3 | const | PRIMARY,idx_t3_id | PRIMARY | 4 | const | 1 | |
| 2 | UNION | t3 | ALL | NULL | NULL | NULL | NULL | 1000 | |
|NULL | UNION RESULT | | ALL | NULL | NULL | NULL | NULL | NULL | |
+----+--------------+--------