MySQL在使用不等于(!=或<>)的时候无法使用索引,会导致全表扫描
先看等于的情况再看不等于的情况
mysql> EXPLAIN SELECT * from staffs WHERE name='july';
+----+-------------+--------+------------+------+-----------------------+-----------------------+---------+-------+------+----------+-------+
| id | select_type | table | partitions | type | possible_keys | key | key_len | ref | rows | filtered | Extra |
+----+-------------+--------+------------+------+-----------------------+-----------------------+---------+-------+------+----------+-------+
| 1 | SIMPLE | staffs | NULL | ref | idx_staffs_nameAgePos | idx_staffs_nameAgePos | 74 | const | 1 | 100.00 | NULL |
+----+-------------+--------+------------+------+-----------------------+-----------------------+---------+-------+------+----------+-------+
1 row in set, 1 warning (0.01 sec)
再看不等于的情况
mysql> EXPLAIN SELECT * from staffs WHERE name!='july';
+----+-------------+--------+------------+------+-----------------------+------+---------+------+------+----------+-------------+
| id | select_type | table | partitions | type | possible_keys | key | key_len | ref | rows | filtered | Extra |
+----+-------------+--------+------------+------+-----------------------+------+---------+------+------+----------+-------------+
| 1 | SIMPLE | staffs | NULL | ALL | idx_staffs_nameAgePos | NULL | NULL | NULL | 3 | 66.67 | Using where |
+----+-------------+--------+------------+------+-----------------------+------+---------+------+------+----------+-------------+
1 row in set, 1 warning (0.00 sec)
mysql> EXPLAIN SELECT * from staffs WHERE name <> 'july';
+----+-------------+--------+------------+------+-----------------------+------+---------+------+------+----------+-------------+
| id | select_type | table | partitions | type | possible_keys | key | key_len | ref | rows | filtered | Extra |
+----+-------------+--------+------------+------+-----------------------+------+---------+------+------+----------+-------------+
| 1 | SIMPLE | staffs | NULL | ALL | idx_staffs_nameAgePos | NULL | NULL | NULL | 3 | 66.67 | Using where |
+----+-------------+--------+------------+------+-----------------------+------+---------+------+------+----------+-------------+
1 row in set, 1 warning (0.00 sec)
两个不等于的情况,都没有用到索引