mysql.index_stats Table

The mysql.index_stats table is one of three tables storing data used for Engine-independent table statistics added in MariaDB 10.0.1. The others are mysql.column_stats and mysql.table_stats.

MariaDB starting with 10.4

In MariaDB 10.4 and later, this table uses the Aria storage engine.

MariaDB until 10.3

In MariaDB 10.3 and before, this table uses the MyISAM storage engine.

The mysql.index_stats table contains the following fields:

Field Type Null Key Default Description
db_name varchar(64) NO PRI NULL Database the table is in.
table_name varchar(64) NO PRI NULL Table name
index_name varchar(64) NO PRI NULL Name of the index
prefix_arity int(11) unsigned NO PRI NULL Index prefix length. 1 for the first keypart, 2 for the first two, and so on. InnoDB's extended keys are supported.
avg_frequency decimal(12,4) YES NULL Average number of records one will find for given values of (keypart1, keypart2, ..), provided the values will be found in the table.

It is possible to manually update the table. See Manual updates to statistics tables for details.

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