3.table
显示这一行的数据是关于哪张表的.
有时不是真实的表名字,看到的是derivedx(x是个数字,我的理解是第几步执行的结果)
mysql> explain select * from (select * from ( select * from t3 where id=3952602) a) b;
+----+-------------+------------+--------+-------------------+---------+---------+------+------+-------+
| id | select_type | table | type | possible_keys | key | key_len | ref | rows | Extra |
+----+-------------+------------+--------+-------------------+---------+---------+------+------+-------+
| 1 | PRIMARY | | system | NULL | NULL | NULL | NULL | 1 | |
| 2 | DERIVED | | system | NULL | NULL | NULL | NULL | 1 | |
| 3 | DERIVED | t3 | const | PRIMARY,idx_t3_id | PRIMARY | 4 | | 1 | |
+----+-------------+------------+--------+-------------------+---------+---------+------+------+-------+
4.type
这列很重要,显示了连接使用了哪种类别,有无使用索引.
从最好到最差的连接类型为const、eq_reg、ref、range、indexhe和ALL
(1).system
这是const联接类型的一个特例。表仅有一行满足条件.如下(t3表上的id是 primary key)
mysql> explain select * from (select * from t3 where id=3952602) a ;
+----+-------------+------------+--------+-------------------+---------+---------+------+------+-------+
| id | select_type | table | type | possible_keys | key | key_len | ref | rows | Extra |
+----+-------------+------------+--------+-------------------+---------+---------+------+------+-------+
| 1 | PRIMARY | | system | NULL | NULL | NULL | NULL | 1 | |
| 2 | DERIVED | t3 | const | PRIMARY,idx_t3_id | PRIMARY | 4 | | 1 | |
+----+-------------+------------+--------+-------------------+---------+---------+------+------+-------+
(2).const
表最多有一个匹配行，它将在查询开始时被读取。因为仅有一行，在这行的列值可被优化器剩余部分认为是常数。const表很快，因为它们只读取一次!
const用于用常数值比较PRIMARY KEY或UNIQUE索引的所有部分时。在下面的查询中，tbl_name可以用于const表：
SELECT * from tbl_name WHERE primary_key=1;
SELECT * from tbl_name WHERE primary_key_part1=1和 primary_key_part2=2;
例如:
mysql> explain select * from t3 where id=3952602;
+----+-------------+-------+-------+-------------------+---------+---------+-------+------+-------+
| id | select_type | table | type | possible_keys | key | key_len | ref | rows | Extra |
+----+-------------+-------+-------+-------------------+---------+---------+-------+------+-------+
| 1 | SIMPLE | t3 | const | PRIMARY,idx_t3_id | PRIMARY | 4 | const | 1 | |
+----+-------------+-------+-------+-------------------+---------+---------+-------+------+-------+
(3). eq_ref
对于每个来自于前面的表的行组合，从该表中读取一行。这可能是最好的联接类型，除了const类型。它用在一个索引的所有部分被联接使用并且索引是UNIQUE或PRIMARY KEY。
eq_ref可以用于使用= 操作符比较的带索引的列。比较值可以为常量或一个使用在该表前面所读取的表的列的表达式。
在下面的例子中，MySQL可以使用eq_ref联接来处理ref_tables：
SELECT * FROM ref_table,other_table
WHERE ref_table.key_column=other_table.column;
SELECT * FROM ref_table,other_table
WHERE ref_table.key_column_part1=other_table.column
AND ref_table.key_column_part2=1;
例如
mysql> create unique index idx_t3_id on t3(id) ;
Query OK, 1000 rows affected (0.03 sec)
Records: 1000 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 0
mysql> explain select * from t3,t4 where t3.id=t4.accountid;
+----+-------------+-------+--------+-------------------+-----------+---------+----------------------+------+-------+
| id | select_type | table | type | possible_keys | key | key_len | ref | rows | Extra |
+----+-------------+-------+--------+-------------------+-----------+---------+----------------------+------+-------+
| 1 | SIMPLE | t4 | ALL | NULL | NULL | NULL | NULL | 1000 | |
| 1 | SIMPLE | t3 | eq_ref | PRIMARY,idx_t3_id | idx_t3_id | 4 | dbatest.t4.accountid | 1 | |
+----+-------------+-------+--------+-------------------+-----------+---------+----------------------+------+-------+
(4).ref
对于每个来自于前面的表的行组合，所有有匹配索引值的行将从这张表中读取。如果联接只使用键的最左边的前缀，或如果键不是UNIQUE或PRIMARY KEY(换句话说，如果联接不能基于关键字选择单个行的话)，则使用ref。如果使用的键仅仅匹配少量行，该联接类型是不错的。
ref可以用于使用=或<=>操作符的带索引的列。
在下面的例子中，MySQL可以使用ref联接来处理ref_tables：
SELECT * FROM ref_table WHERE key_column=expr;
SELECT * FROM ref_table,other_table
WHERE ref_table.key_column=other_table.column;
SELECT * FROM ref_table,other_table
WHERE ref_table.key_column_part1=other_table.column
AND ref_table.key_column_part2=1;
例如:
mysql> drop index idx_t3_id on t3;
Query OK, 1000 rows affected (0.03 sec)
Records: 1000 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 0
mysql> create index idx_t3_id on t3(id) ;
Query OK, 1000 rows affected (0.04 sec)
Records: 1000 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 0
mysql> explain select * from t3,t4 where t3.id=t4.accountid;
+----+-------------+-------+------+-------------------+-----------+---------+----------------------+------+-------+
| id | select_type | table | type | possible_keys | key | key_len | ref | rows | Extra |
+----+-------------+-------+------+-------------------+-----------+---------+----------------------+------+-------+
| 1 | SIMPLE | t4 | ALL | NULL | NULL | NULL | NULL | 1000 | |
| 1 | SIMPLE | t3 | ref | PRIMARY,idx_t3_id | idx_t3_id | 4 | dbatest.t4.accountid | 1 | |
+----+-------------+-------+------+-------------------+-----------+---------+----------------------+------+-------+
2 rows in set (0.00 sec)
