MySQL ANALYZE TABLE with HISTOGRAM

MySQL ANALYZE TABLE with HISTOGRAM is a SQL statement in the MySQL Specific category. MySQL 8.0+: histogram statistics provide detailed data distribution information for the optimizer. The syntax is ANALYZE TABLE t UPDATE HISTOGRAM ON col WITH n BUCKETS;. It returns histogram created. A close relative is AUTO_INCREMENT, which mySQL auto-generates sequential integer values for this column. Commonly used with PRIMARY KEY. A close relative is ENGINE, which specifies the MySQL storage engine. InnoDB (default) supports transactions and foreign keys. MyISAM is faster for read-heavy. A close relative is LAST_INSERT_ID(), which returns the AUTO_INCREMENT value generated by the most recent INSERT in the current connection. More about this category: MySQL-specific features — AUTO_INCREMENT, ENGINE, SHOW TABLES, LIMIT. Related MySQL Specific entries: AUTO_INCREMENT, ENGINE, LAST_INSERT_ID(), ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE, LOAD DATA INFILE, LOCK TABLES / UNLOCK TABLES, FIND_IN_SET(), CHARACTER SET / COLLATION.