MySQL equivalent of PostgreSQL's dblink module?

Question

PostgreSQL\'s dblink module allows for SQL statements to be written that execute other SQL statements against a remote PostgreSQL database.

Is there an equivalent to

Answer 1

Not exactly.

There is, however the FEDERATED storage engine (available since 5.0.3), which can be used in certain situations to emulate this behaviour. It is, (put very simply) a VIEW for a remote table.

There is an in-depth explanation, along with examples on its MySQL manual page(s).