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From nolan@celery.tssi.com
Subject Re: "select count(*) from contacts" is too slow!
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Msg-id 20031007232117.17825.qmail@celery.tssi.com
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In response to Re: "select count(*) from contacts" is too slow!  ("Nigel J. Andrews" <nandrews@investsystems.co.uk>)
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> MySQL can tell you from it's index because it doesn't care if it gives you the
> right number or not.

Under what circumstances would MySQL give the wrong number?
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Mike Nolan

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