Ecto.Adapters.MySQL

Adapter module for MySQL.

It handles and pools the connections to the MySQL database using mariaex and a connection pool, such as poolboy.

Options

MySQL options split in different categories described below. All options should be given via the repository configuration.

Compile time options

Those options should be set in the config file and require recompilation in order to make an effect.

Connection options

Pool options

All pools should support the following options and can support other options, see Ecto.Adapters.Poolboy.

Storage options

Limitations

There are some limitations when using Ecto with MySQL that one needs to be aware of.

Engine

Since Ecto uses transactions, MySQL users running old versions (5.1 and before) must ensure their tables use the InnoDB engine as the default (MyISAM) does not support transactions.

Tables created by Ecto are guaranteed to use InnoDB, regardless of the MySQL version.

UUIDs

MySQL does not support UUID types. Ecto emulates them by using binary(16).

Read after writes

Because MySQL does not support RETURNING clauses in INSERT and UPDATE, it does not support the :read_after_writes option of Ecto.Schema.field/3.

DDL Transaction

MySQL does not support migrations inside transactions as it automatically commits after some commands like CREATE TABLE. Therefore MySQL migrations does not run inside transactions.

usec in datetime

Old MySQL versions did not support usec in datetime while more recent versions would round or truncate the usec value.

Therefore, in case the user decides to use microseconds in datetimes and timestamps with MySQL, be aware of such differences and consult the documentation for your MySQL version.

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