MySQL 5.1 Reference Manual :: 22 Extending MySQL :: 22.2 The MySQL Plugin API :: 22.2.3 Types of Plugins :: 22.2.3.4 INFORMATION_SCHEMA Plugins

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22.2.3 Types of Plugins
22.2.3.1 Storage Engine Plugins
22.2.3.2 Full-Text Parser Plugins
22.2.3.3 Daemon Plugins
22.2.3.4 INFORMATION_SCHEMA Plugins

22.2.3.4. `INFORMATION_SCHEMA` Plugins

INFORMATION_SCHEMA plugins enable the creation of tables containing server metadata that are exposed to users through the INFORMATION_SCHEMA database. For example, InnoDB uses INFORMATION_SCHEMA plugins to provide tables that contain information about current transactions and locks.

For more information about INFORMATION_SCHEMA plugins, see Section 22.2.4.6, “Writing INFORMATION_SCHEMA Plugins”.

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