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> I searched a while but could not find an explanation. > So the question remains: > what is the "default database"? See: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/mysql_select_db.html "Dr. Frank Ullrich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I came across this term several times while reading about character set > and collation handling, e.g. in the last paragraph of the online manual > section 10.3.2 (http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/Charset-database.html): > " > The character set and collation for the default database are available > as the values of the character_set_database and collation_database > system variables. The server sets these variables whenever the default > database changes. If there is no default database, the variables have > the same value as the corresponding server-level variables, > character_set_server and collation_server. > " > > Also in the changes of version 4.1.8 in the "Functionality added or > changed:" section the first entry reads: > " > * For ALTER DATABASE, the database name now can be omitted to apply > the change to the default database. > " > > I searched a while but could not find an explanation. > > So the question remains: > what is the "default database"? > > Regards, > Frank. > > -- For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/?ref=ensita This email is sponsored by Ensita.NET http://www.ensita.net/ __ ___ ___ ____ __ / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Gleb Paharenko / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ [EMAIL PROTECTED] /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ MySQL AB / Ensita.NET <___/ www.mysql.com -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
