14.15 InnoDB INFORMATION

14.15 InnoDB INFORMATION_SCHEMA Tables

14.15.1 InnoDB INFORMATION_SCHEMA Tables about Compression
14.15.2 InnoDB INFORMATION_SCHEMA Transaction and Locking Information
14.15.3 InnoDB INFORMATION_SCHEMA System Tables
14.15.4 InnoDB INFORMATION_SCHEMA FULLTEXT Index Tables
14.15.5 InnoDB INFORMATION_SCHEMA Buffer Pool Tables
14.15.6 InnoDB INFORMATION_SCHEMA Metrics Table

This section provides information and usage examples for InnoDB INFORMATION_SCHEMA tables.

InnoDB INFORMATION_SCHEMA tables provide metadata, status information, and statistics about various aspects of the InnoDB storage engine. You can view a list of InnoDB INFORMATION_SCHEMA tables by issuing a SHOW TABLES statement on the INFORMATION_SCHEMA database:

mysql> SHOW TABLES FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA LIKE 'INNODB%';

For table definitions, see Section 21.30, “INFORMATION_SCHEMA InnoDB Tables”. For general information regarding the MySQL INFORMATION_SCHEMA database, see Chapter 21, INFORMATION_SCHEMA Tables.