What tools do I get to store a compressed text column
in MySQL?

I have a very large table with a particular column, which is XML data,
that I will almost never need to retrieve. If I ever do, I would be
okay with the query taking a lot longer due to uncompression.

thanks

i

Ignoramus844 <ignoramus844 (AT) NOSPAM (DOT) 844.invalid> wrote:

1. Point your web browser to http://dev.mysql.com/
2. click the "Documentation" tab
3. chose the reference manual for your MySQL version
4. from the navigation pick "Functions and Operators"
5. locate and click "Encryption and Compression Functions"

AND READ!


XL

Axel Schwenke wrote:

On 2011-09-15, Axel Schwenke <axel.schwenke (AT) gmx (DOT) de> wrote:
Awesome! Thanks and SORRY!