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Creating Tables
The PARTITION BY drop down list box displays the types of partitions you can create. These are:
• HASH
• LINEAR HASH
• KEY
• LINEAR KEY
• RANGE
• LIST
Use the PARAMETERS text box to define the parameter(s) that will be supplied to the partitioning function, an integer column value
for example.
Choose the number of partitions from the PARTITION COUNT drop down list box. If you wish to manually configure your partitions
check the MANUAL check box. Doing this enables entry of values into the partition configuration table. The entries in this table are;
• Partition
• Values
• Data Directory
• Index Directory
• Min Rows
• Max Rows
• Comment
Subpartitioning is not yet enabled. For more information about partitioning see Partitioning.
7.3.8. The Options Tab
The OPTIONS tab allows you to set the general options and row options.
In the GENERAL OPTIONS frame, choose a pack keys option. The options are Default, Pack None, and Pack All. You may
also encrypt the definition of a table. The AUTO_INCREMENT and delayed key update behaviors apply only to MyISAM tables.
To set the row format, choose the desired row format from the drop-down list. See MyISAM Table Storage Formats for more information
about the different row formats that are available. This only applies to MyISAM tables.
These options are:
• Default
• Dynamic
• Fixed
• Compressed
• Redundant
• Compact
When you expect a table to be particularly large, use the AVG. ROW, MIN. ROWS, and MAX. ROWS options to enable the MySQL
server to better accommodate your data. See CREATE TABLE Syntax for more information on how to use these options.
The Storage Options section is used to configure a custom path to the table storage and data files. This option can help improve
data integrity and server performance by locating different tables on different hard drives. This option is only available for
MyISAM tables.
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