… hit the InnoDB auto-inc scalability issue with MySQL 5.0 and older versions, employing other techniques to maintain the PK auto incremental becomes more… auto_increment, (2) flush tables with read lock, (3) swap .frm files while keeping mysql suspended and (4) unlock the tables afterwards: — 1. mysql…
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