一 table
这个查询是基于哪张表的。
二 type
type 是查询的访问类型,是较为重要的一个指标.
结果值从最好到最坏依次是: system > const > eq_ref > ref > fulltext > ref_or_null > index_merge > unique_subquery > index_subquery > range > index> ALL
常见:
system > const > eq_ref > ref >
range > index> ALL
一般来说,得保证查询至少达到 range 级别,最好能达到 ref
1 system
表只有一行记录(等于系统表),这是 const 类型的特例,平时不会出现,这个也可以忽略不计。
mysql> explain select * from (select * from t1 where t1.id=1) s;
2 const
表示通过索引一次就找到了,const 用于比较 primary key 或者 unique 索引。因为只匹配一行数据,所以很快。
如将主键置于 where 列表中,MySQL 就能将该查询转换为一个常量。
mysql> explain select * from (select * from t1 where t1.id=1) s;
derive2 中的2 代表 id = 2 ,它是 id = 2 的查询结果。
3 eq_ref
唯一性索引扫描,对于每个索引键,表中只有一条记录与之匹配。常见于主键或唯一索引扫描。
类似于查一个公司的CEO,有且仅有一个。
mysql> explain select * from t1,t2 where t1.id = t2.id;
+----+-------------+-------+------------+--------+---------------+---------+---------+------------+------+----------+-------+
| id | select_type | table | partitions | type | possible_keys | key | key_len | ref | rows | filtered | Extra |
+----+-------------+-------+------------+--------+---------------+---------+---------+------------+------+----------+-------+
| 1 | SIMPLE | t1 | NULL | ALL | PRIMARY | NULL | NULL | NULL | 1 | 100.00 | NULL |
| 1 | SIMPLE | t2 | NULL | eq_ref | PRIMARY | PRIMARY | 4 | db01.t1.id | 1 | 100.00 | NULL |
+----+-------------+-------+------------+--------+---------------+---------+---------+------------+------+----------+-------+
2 rows in set, 1 warning (0.00 sec)
4 ref
非唯一性索引扫描,返回匹配某个单独值的所有行.本质上也是一种索引访问,它返回所有匹配某个单独值的行, 然而,它可能会找到多个符合条件的行,所以他应该属于查找和扫描的混合体。
类似于查一个公司的程序员,程序员有一堆。
没用索引前:
mysql> explain select * from t1,t2 where t1.content = t2.content;
+----+-------------+-------+------------+------+---------------+------+---------+------+------+----------+----------------------------------------------------+
| id | select_type | table | partitions | type | possible_keys | key | key_len | ref | rows | filtered | Extra |
+----+-------------+-------+------------+------+---------------+------+---------+------+------+----------+----------------------------------------------------+
| 1 | SIMPLE | t1 | NULL | ALL | NULL | NULL | NULL | NULL | 1 | 100.00 | NULL |
| 1 | SIMPLE | t2 | NULL | ALL | NULL | NULL | NULL | NULL | 1 | 100.00 | Using where; Using join buffer (Block Nested Loop) |
+----+-------------+-------+------------+------+---------------+------+---------+------+------+----------+----------------------------------------------------+
建立索引后:
mysql> CREATE index idx_ctnt on t2(content);
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.02 sec)
Records: 0 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 0
mysql> explain select * from t1,t2 where t1.content = t2.content;
+----+-------------+-------+------------+------+---------------+----------+---------+-----------------+------+----------+-------------+
| id | select_type | table | partitions | type | possible_keys | key | key_len | ref | rows | filtered | Extra |
+----+-------------+-------+------------+------+---------------+----------+---------+-----------------+------+----------+-------------+
| 1 | SIMPLE | t1 | NULL | ALL | NULL | NULL | NULL | NULL | 1 | 100.00 | Using where |
| 1 | SIMPLE | t2 | NULL | ref | idx_ctnt | idx_ctnt | 303 | db01.t1.content | 1 | 100.00 | Using index |
+----+-------------+-------+------------+------+---------------+----------+---------+-----------------+------+----------+-------------+
2 rows in set, 1 warning (0.00 sec)
5 range
只检索给定范围的行,使用一个索引来选择行。
key 列显示使用了哪个索引。
一般就是在你的 where 语句中出现 了 between、<、>、in 等的查询。
这种范围扫描索引扫描比全表扫描要好,因为它只需要开始于索引的某一点,而 结束于另一点,不用扫描全部索引。
mysql> explain select * from t1 where t1.id<10;
+----+-------------+-------+------------+-------+---------------+---------+---------+------+------+----------+-------------+
| id | select_type | table | partitions | type | possible_keys | key | key_len | ref | rows | filtered | Extra |
+----+-------------+-------+------------+-------+---------------+---------+---------+------+------+----------+-------------+
| 1 | SIMPLE | t1 | NULL | range | PRIMARY | PRIMARY | 4 | NULL | 1 | 100.00 | Using where |
+----+-------------+-------+------------+-------+---------------+---------+---------+------+------+----------+-------------+
1 row in set, 1 warning (0.00 sec)
mysql> explain select * from t1 where t1.id in (10,20);
+----+-------------+-------+------------+-------+---------------+---------+---------+------+------+----------+-------------+
| id | select_type | table | partitions | type | possible_keys | key | key_len | ref | rows | filtered | Extra |
+----+-------------+-------+------------+-------+---------------+---------+---------+------+------+----------+-------------+
| 1 | SIMPLE | t1 | NULL | range | PRIMARY | PRIMARY | 4 | NULL | 2 | 100.00 | Using where |
+----+-------------+-------+------------+-------+---------------+---------+---------+------+------+----------+-------------+
6 index
index 与 ALL的区别为 index 类型只遍历索引树。这通常比 ALL 快,因为索引文件通常比数据小。也就是说虽然 ALL 和 Index 都是读全表,但 index 是从索引中读取,而 all 是从磁盘中读取的。
mysql> explain select * from t1;
+----+-------------+-------+------------+------+---------------+------+---------+------+------+----------+-------+
| id | select_type | table | partitions | type | possible_keys | key | key_len | ref | rows | filtered | Extra |
+----+-------------+-------+------------+------+---------------+------+---------+------+------+----------+-------+
| 1 | SIMPLE | t1 | NULL | ALL | NULL | NULL | NULL | NULL | 1 | 100.00 | NULL |
+----+-------------+-------+------------+------+---------------+------+---------+------+------+----------+-------+
1 row in set, 1 warning (0.00 sec)
mysql> explain select id from t1;
+----+-------------+-------+------------+-------+---------------+---------+---------+------+------+----------+-------------+
| id | select_type | table | partitions | type | possible_keys | key | key_len | ref | rows | filtered | Extra |
+----+-------------+-------+------------+-------+---------------+---------+---------+------+------+----------+-------------+
| 1 | SIMPLE | t1 | NULL | index | NULL | PRIMARY | 4 | NULL | 1 | 100.00 | Using index |
+----+-------------+-------+------------+-------+---------------+---------+---------+------+------+----------+-------------+
1 row in set, 1 warning (0.00 sec)
7 all
全表扫描,将遍历全表以找到匹配的行。
mysql> explain select * from t1;
+----+-------------+-------+------------+------+---------------+------+---------+------+------+----------+-------+
| id | select_type | table | partitions | type | possible_keys | key | key_len | ref | rows | filtered | Extra |
+----+-------------+-------+------------+------+---------------+------+---------+------+------+----------+-------+
| 1 | SIMPLE | t1 | NULL | ALL | NULL | NULL | NULL | NULL | 1 | 100.00 | NULL |
+----+-------------+-------+------------+------+---------------+------+---------+------+------+----------+-------+
1 row in set, 1 warning (0.00 sec)
8 index_merge
在查询过程中需要多个索引组合使用,通常出现在有 or 的关键字的 sql 中。
mysql> explain select * from t2 where t2.content is null or t2.id =10;
9 ref_or_null
对于某个字段既需要关联条件,也需要 null 值的情况下。查询优化器会选择用 ref_or_null 连接查询。
mysql> explain select * from t2 where t2.content is null or t2.content='abc';
+----+-------------+-------+------------+-------------+---------------+----------+---------+-------+------+----------+--------------------------+
| id | select_type | table | partitions | type | possible_keys | key | key_len | ref | rows | filtered | Extra |
+----+-------------+-------+------------+-------------+---------------+----------+---------+-------+------+----------+--------------------------+
| 1 | SIMPLE | t2 | NULL | ref_or_null | idx_ctnt | idx_ctnt | 303 | const | 2 | 100.00 | Using where; Using index |
+----+-------------+-------+------------+-------------+---------------+----------+---------+-------+------+----------+--------------------------+
1 row in set, 1 warning (0.00 sec)
10 index_subquery
利用索引来关联子查询,不再全表扫描。
explain select * from t2 where t2.content in (select t3.content from t3);
CREATE index idx_ctnt on t3(content);
explain select * from t2 where t2.content in (select t3.content from t3);
11 unique_subquery
该联接类型类似于 index_subquery。 子查询中用的是唯一索引。
mysql> explain select * from t2 where t2.id in (select t3.id from t3);
备注:一般来说,得保证查询至少达到range级别,最好能达到ref。
三 possible_keys
显示可能应用在这张表中的索引,一个或多个。查询涉及到的字段上若存在索引,则该索引将被列出,但不一定被查询实际使用。
mysql> explain select * from t2 where t2.content is null or t2.content='abc';
+----+-------------+-------+------------+-------------+---------------+----------+---------+-------+------+----------+--------------------------+
| id | select_type | table | partitions | type | possible_keys | key | key_len | ref | rows | filtered | Extra |
+----+-------------+-------+------------+-------------+---------------+----------+---------+-------+------+----------+--------------------------+
| 1 | SIMPLE | t2 | NULL | ref_or_null | idx_ctnt | idx_ctnt | 303 | const | 2 | 100.00 | Using where; Using index |
+----+-------------+-------+------------+-------------+---------------+----------+---------+-------+------+----------+--------------------------+
1 row in set, 1 warning (0.00 sec)
四 key
实际使用的索引。如果为 NULL,则没有使用索引。
mysql> explain select * from t2 where t2.content is null or t2.content='abc';
+----+-------------+-------+------------+-------------+---------------+----------+---------+-------+------+----------+--------------------------+
| id | select_type | table | partitions | type | possible_keys | key | key_len | ref | rows | filtered | Extra |
+----+-------------+-------+------------+-------------+---------------+----------+---------+-------+------+----------+--------------------------+
| 1 | SIMPLE | t2 | NULL | ref_or_null | idx_ctnt | idx_ctnt | 303 | const | 2 | 100.00 | Using where; Using index |
+----+-------------+-------+------------+-------------+---------------+----------+---------+-------+------+----------+--------------------------+
1 row in set, 1 warning (0.00 sec)