.\"     Title: \fBmysql_convert_table_format\fR
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.\"    Manual: MySQL Database System
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.TH "\fBMYSQL_CONVERT_TAB" "1" "01/11/2008" "MySQL 5.0" "MySQL Database System"
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.SH "NAME"
mysql_convert_table_format \- convert tables to use a given storage engine
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP 45
\fBmysql_convert_table_format [\fR\fB\fIoptions\fR\fR\fB] \fR\fB\fIdb_name\fR\fR
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
\fBmysql_convert_table_format\fR
converts the tables in a database to use a particular storage engine (MyISAM
by default).
\fBmysql_convert_table_format\fR
is written in Perl and requires that the
DBI
and
DBD::mysql
Perl modules be installed (see
Section\ 4.21, \(lqPerl Installation Notes\(rq).
.PP
Invoke
\fBmysql_convert_table_format\fR
like this:
.sp
.RS 3n
.nf
shell> \fBmysql_convert_table_format [\fR\fB\fIoptions\fR\fR\fB]\fR\fB\fIdb_name\fR\fR
.fi
.RE
.PP
The
\fIdb_name\fR
argument indicates the database containing the tables to be converted.
.PP
\fBmysql_convert_table_format\fR
understands the options described in the following list.
.TP 3n
\(bu
\fB\-\-help\fR
.sp
Display a help message and exit.
.TP 3n
\(bu
\fB\-\-force\fR
.sp
Continue even if errors occur.
.TP 3n
\(bu
\fB\-\-host=\fR\fB\fIhost_name\fR\fR
.sp
Connect to the MySQL server on the given host.
.TP 3n
\(bu
\fB\-\-password=\fR\fB\fIpassword\fR\fR
.sp
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.
.sp
Specifying a password on the command line should be considered insecure. See
Section\ 5.6, \(lqKeeping Your Password Secure\(rq.
.TP 3n
\(bu
\fB\-\-port=\fR\fB\fIport_num\fR\fR
.sp
The TCP/IP port number to use for the connection.
.TP 3n
\(bu
\fB\-\-socket=\fR\fB\fIpath\fR\fR
.sp
For connections to
localhost, the Unix socket file to use.
.TP 3n
\(bu
\fB\-\-type=\fR\fB\fIengine_name\fR\fR
.sp
Specify the storage engine that the tables should be converted to use. The default is
MyISAM
if this option is not given.
.TP 3n
\(bu
\fB\-\-user=\fR\fB\fIuser_name\fR\fR
.sp
The MySQL username to use when connecting to the server.
.TP 3n
\(bu
\fB\-\-verbose\fR
.sp
Verbose mode. Print more information about what the program does.
.TP 3n
\(bu
\fB\-\-version\fR
.sp
Display version information and exit.
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
.PP
Copyright 2007\-2008 MySQL AB
.PP
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.
.PP
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.
.PP
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/.
.SH "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/.
.SH AUTHOR
MySQL AB (http://www.mysql.com/).