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Avoiding “Waiting for table metadata lock” when `ALTER TABLE DROP PARTITION`?

I have some tables that many users need to access to: mysql> show create table v3_cam_date\G *************************** 1. row *************************** Table: v3_cam_date Create Table: ...
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MySQL: optimal configs / methods for ALTER of large MyISAM table to InnoDB (17gb+) [duplicate]

I have a large MySQL (5.1) MyISAM table (13gb table, 4GB indexes - 40mm+ records) I'm going to be converting this table to InnoDB in a production environment. The DB is on a cloud server with ...
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How to recover previous values in Mysql Table?

I have MySQL Innodb table of 14M rows. There was a coloumn called is_disabled which had different values. By mistake I ran the query without the where clause: update url_queue set is_disabled=1 ...
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MySQL - fastest way to ALTER TABLE for InnoDB

I have an InnoDB table that I want to alter. The table has ~80M rows, and quit a few indices. I want to change the name of one of the columns and add a few more indices. What is the fastest way to ...
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2answers
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Preordering the table by a specified column

I have a table and I am always getting the data by ordering a column. In my case, I order by datenum. However, the selection is so slow because of the ordering. Is it possible to order the table ...
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ALTER TABLE on a large table with an indexed column

I have a large table with a VARCHAR(20) column, and I need to modify that to become a VARCHAR(50) column. Typically, performing an ALTER TABLE (adding a TINYINT) on this particular table takes about ...