5
votes
1answer
135 views

Walking a BTREE index as far as possible in MySQL

Suppose one has a column of words on which one builds a BTREE index: CREATE TABLE myTable ( words VARCHAR(25), INDEX USING BTREE (words) ); LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE '/usr/share/dict/words' INTO ...
2
votes
4answers
443 views

Benefits of BTREE in MySQL

What are the pros and cons of using a BTREE index in MySQL, regarding query speed, disk storage and memory usage? Does BTREE provide easier iteration in increasing order ? What kind of queries would ...