MySQL offset infinite rows

Question

I would like to construct a query that displays all the results in a table, but is offset by 5 from the start of the table. As far as I can tell, MySQL\'s LIMIT

Answer 1

Just today I was reading about the best way to get huge amounts of data (more than a million rows) from a mysql table. One way is, as suggested, using LIMIT x,y where x is the offset and y the last row you want returned. However, as I found out, it isn't the most efficient way to do so. If you have an autoincrement column, you can as easily use a SELECT statement with a WHERE clause saying from which record you'd like to start.

For example, SELECT * FROM table_name WHERE id > x;

It seems that mysql gets all results when you use LIMIT and then only shows you the records that fit in the offset: not the best for performance.

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