# Turn tracing on (it's off by default):
SET optimizer_trace="enabled=on";
SELECT ...; # your query here
SELECT * FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.OPTIMIZER_TRACE;
# possibly more queries...
# When done with tracing, disable it:
SET optimizer_trace="enabled=off";
经典用法(session 级别)
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[MySQL 5.6] 初识5.6的optimizer trace