CREATE TABLE t1 (f0 INT KEY AUTO_INCREMENT, f1 INT, f2 INT); CREATE TABLE t2 (f0 INT KEY AUTO_INCREMENT, f1 INT, f2 INT) ENGINE=MYISAM; CREATE TABLE t3 (f0 INT KEY AUTO_INCREMENT, f1 INT, f2 INT, KEY (f0), KEY (f1), KEY (f1, f2)); INSERT INTO t1 (f1, f2) VALUES (1,1 ),(2,2),(3,3),(4,4); INSERT INTO t1 (f1, f2) SELECT f1, f2 FROM t1; INSERT INTO t1 (f1, f2) SELECT f1, f2 FROM t1; INSERT INTO t1 (f1, f2) SELECT f1, f2 FROM t1; INSERT INTO t2 (f1, f2) SELECT f1, f2 FROM t1; INSERT INTO t3 (f1, f2) SELECT f1, f2 FROM t1; DELETE FROM t1 WHERE f1=1; DELETE FROM t2 WHERE f1=1; ANALYZE TABLE t1; Table Op Msg_type Msg_text test.t1 analyze status OK ANALYZE TABLE t2; Table Op Msg_type Msg_text test.t2 analyze status OK ANALYZE TABLE t3; Table Op Msg_type Msg_text test.t3 analyze status OK SELECT COUNT(*) FROM t1; COUNT(*) 24 SELECT COUNT(*) FROM t2; COUNT(*) 24 SELECT COUNT(*) FROM t3; COUNT(*) 32 Case 1: IS query uses mysql.table_stats to read dynamic table statistics SET SESSION information_schema_stats_expiry=default; SELECT table_rows, avg_row_length, data_length, max_data_length, index_length, data_free, auto_increment, checksum, update_time, check_time FROM information_schema.tables WHERE table_name in ('t1', 't2'); TABLE_ROWS AVG_ROW_LENGTH DATA_LENGTH MAX_DATA_LENGTH INDEX_LENGTH DATA_FREE AUTO_INCREMENT CHECKSUM UPDATE_TIME CHECK_TIME 32 65536 2097152 0 0 0 33 NULL # NULL 24 13 416 3659174697238527 2048 104 33 NULL # NULL SELECT * FROM information_schema.statistics WHERE table_name='t3' ORDER BY index_name, seq_in_index; TABLE_CATALOG TABLE_SCHEMA TABLE_NAME NON_UNIQUE INDEX_SCHEMA INDEX_NAME SEQ_IN_INDEX COLUMN_NAME COLLATION CARDINALITY SUB_PART PACKED NULLABLE INDEX_TYPE COMMENT INDEX_COMMENT IS_VISIBLE EXPRESSION def test t3 1 test f0 1 f0 A 32 NULL NULL SE_SPECIFIC YES NULL def test t3 1 test f1 1 f1 A 16 NULL NULL YES SE_SPECIFIC YES NULL def test t3 1 test f1_2 1 f1 A 8 NULL NULL YES SE_SPECIFIC YES NULL def test t3 1 test f1_2 2 f2 A 16 NULL NULL YES SE_SPECIFIC YES NULL def test t3 0 test PRIMARY 1 f0 A 32 NULL NULL SE_SPECIFIC YES NULL Case 2: IS query uses UDF's to read dynamic table statistics SET SESSION information_schema_stats_expiry=0; SELECT table_rows, avg_row_length, data_length, max_data_length, index_length, data_free, auto_increment, checksum, update_time, check_time FROM information_schema.tables WHERE table_name in ('t1', 't2'); TABLE_ROWS AVG_ROW_LENGTH DATA_LENGTH MAX_DATA_LENGTH INDEX_LENGTH DATA_FREE AUTO_INCREMENT CHECKSUM UPDATE_TIME CHECK_TIME 32 65536 2097152 0 0 0 33 NULL # NULL 24 13 416 3659174697238527 2048 104 33 NULL # NULL SELECT * FROM information_schema.statistics WHERE table_name='t3' ORDER BY index_name, seq_in_index; TABLE_CATALOG TABLE_SCHEMA TABLE_NAME NON_UNIQUE INDEX_SCHEMA INDEX_NAME SEQ_IN_INDEX COLUMN_NAME COLLATION CARDINALITY SUB_PART PACKED NULLABLE INDEX_TYPE COMMENT INDEX_COMMENT IS_VISIBLE EXPRESSION def test t3 1 test f0 1 f0 A 32 NULL NULL SE_SPECIFIC YES NULL def test t3 1 test f1 1 f1 A 16 NULL NULL YES SE_SPECIFIC YES NULL def test t3 1 test f1_2 1 f1 A 8 NULL NULL YES SE_SPECIFIC YES NULL def test t3 1 test f1_2 2 f2 A 16 NULL NULL YES SE_SPECIFIC YES NULL def test t3 0 test PRIMARY 1 f0 A 32 NULL NULL SE_SPECIFIC YES NULL SET SESSION information_schema_stats_expiry=default; DROP TABLE t1; DROP TABLE t2; DROP TABLE t3; CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE t1 (f1 int, f2 int primary key, UNIQUE KEY (f1)); SHOW COLUMNS FROM t1; Field Type Null Key Default Extra f1 int(11) YES UNI NULL NULL f2 int(11) NO PRI NULL NULL SHOW INDEXES FROM t1; Table Non_unique Key_name Seq_in_index Column_name Collation Cardinality Sub_part Packed Null Index_type Comment Index_comment Visible Expression t1 0 PRIMARY 1 f2 A 0 NULL NULL BTREE YES NULL t1 0 f1 1 f1 A 0 NULL NULL YES BTREE YES NULL SELECT * FROM information_schema.tmp_tables_columns; ERROR 42S02: Unknown table 'TMP_TABLES_COLUMNS' in information_schema SELECT * FROM information_schema.tmp_tables_keys; ERROR 42S02: Unknown table 'TMP_TABLES_KEYS' in information_schema DROP TEMPORARY TABLE t1; CREATE TABLE t1 (f1 int); SELECT TABLE_SCHEMA, TABLE_NAME, TABLE_TYPE FROM information_schema.tables WHERE table_name='t1'; TABLE_SCHEMA TABLE_NAME TABLE_TYPE test t1 BASE TABLE LOCK TABLE t1 READ; SELECT TABLE_SCHEMA, TABLE_NAME, TABLE_TYPE FROM information_schema.tables WHERE table_name='t1'; TABLE_SCHEMA TABLE_NAME TABLE_TYPE test t1 BASE TABLE PREPARE st2 FROM "SELECT TABLE_SCHEMA, TABLE_NAME, TABLE_TYPE FROM information_schema.tables WHERE table_name='t1'"; EXECUTE st2; TABLE_SCHEMA TABLE_NAME TABLE_TYPE test t1 BASE TABLE DEALLOCATE PREPARE st2; UNLOCK TABLES; DROP TABLE t1; CREATE DATABASE abc; CREATE TABLE abc.memorytable (id INT NOT NULL) ENGINE=MEMORY; # restart SELECT * FROM information_schema.TABLES WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA = 'abc'; DROP DATABASE abc;