ClickHouse/docs/en/engines/database-engines/materialized-mysql.md

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# [experimental] MaterializedMySQL {#materialized-mysql}

!!! warning "Warning"
    This is an experimental feature that should not be used in production.

Creates ClickHouse database with all the tables existing in MySQL, and all the data in those tables.

ClickHouse server works as MySQL replica. It reads binlog and performs DDL and DML queries.

## Creating a Database {#creating-a-database}

``` sql
CREATE DATABASE [IF NOT EXISTS] db_name [ON CLUSTER cluster]
ENGINE = MaterializedMySQL('host:port', ['database' | database], 'user', 'password') [SETTINGS ...]
```

**Engine Parameters**

-   `host:port` — MySQL server endpoint.
-   `database` — MySQL database name.
-   `user` — MySQL user.
-   `password` — User password.

**Engine Settings**

-   `max_rows_in_buffer` — Maximum number of rows that data is allowed to cache in memory (for single table and the cache data unable to query). When this number is exceeded, the data will be materialized. Default: `65 505`.
-   `max_bytes_in_buffer` —  Maximum number of bytes that data is allowed to cache in memory (for single table and the cache data unable to query). When this number is exceeded, the data will be materialized. Default: `1 048 576`.
-   `max_rows_in_buffers` — Maximum number of rows that data is allowed to cache in memory (for database and the cache data unable to query). When this number is exceeded, the data will be materialized. Default: `65 505`.
-   `max_bytes_in_buffers` — Maximum number of bytes that data is allowed to cache in memory (for database and the cache data unable to query). When this number is exceeded, the data will be materialized. Default: `1 048 576`.
-   `max_flush_data_time` — Maximum number of milliseconds that data is allowed to cache in memory (for database and the cache data unable to query). When this time is exceeded, the data will be materialized. Default: `1000`.
-   `max_wait_time_when_mysql_unavailable` — Retry interval when MySQL is not available (milliseconds). Negative value disables retry. Default: `1000`.
-   `allows_query_when_mysql_lost` — Allows to query a materialized table when MySQL is lost. Default: `0` (`false`).

```sql
CREATE DATABASE mysql ENGINE = MaterializedMySQL('localhost:3306', 'db', 'user', '***')
     SETTINGS
        allows_query_when_mysql_lost=true,
        max_wait_time_when_mysql_unavailable=10000;
```

**Settings on MySQL-server Side**

For the correct work of `MaterializedMySQL`, there are few mandatory `MySQL`-side configuration settings that must be set:

- `default_authentication_plugin = mysql_native_password` since `MaterializedMySQL` can only authorize with this method.
- `gtid_mode = on` since GTID based logging is a mandatory for providing correct `MaterializedMySQL` replication.

!!! attention "Attention"
    While turning on `gtid_mode` you should also specify `enforce_gtid_consistency = on`.

## Virtual Columns {#virtual-columns}

When working with the `MaterializedMySQL` database engine, [ReplacingMergeTree](../../engines/table-engines/mergetree-family/replacingmergetree.md) tables are used with virtual `_sign` and `_version` columns.

- `_version` — Transaction counter. Type [UInt64](../../sql-reference/data-types/int-uint.md).
- `_sign` — Deletion mark. Type [Int8](../../sql-reference/data-types/int-uint.md). Possible values:
    - `1` — Row is not deleted,
    - `-1` — Row is deleted.

## Data Types Support {#data_types-support}

| MySQL                   | ClickHouse                                                   |
|-------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| TINY                    | [Int8](../../sql-reference/data-types/int-uint.md)           |
| SHORT                   | [Int16](../../sql-reference/data-types/int-uint.md)          |
| INT24                   | [Int32](../../sql-reference/data-types/int-uint.md)          |
| LONG                    | [UInt32](../../sql-reference/data-types/int-uint.md)         |
| LONGLONG                | [UInt64](../../sql-reference/data-types/int-uint.md)         |
| FLOAT                   | [Float32](../../sql-reference/data-types/float.md)           |
| DOUBLE                  | [Float64](../../sql-reference/data-types/float.md)           |
| DECIMAL, NEWDECIMAL     | [Decimal](../../sql-reference/data-types/decimal.md)         |
| DATE, NEWDATE           | [Date](../../sql-reference/data-types/date.md)               |
| DATETIME, TIMESTAMP     | [DateTime](../../sql-reference/data-types/datetime.md)       |
| DATETIME2, TIMESTAMP2   | [DateTime64](../../sql-reference/data-types/datetime64.md)   |
| ENUM                    | [Enum](../../sql-reference/data-types/enum.md)               |
| STRING                  | [String](../../sql-reference/data-types/string.md)           |
| VARCHAR, VAR_STRING     | [String](../../sql-reference/data-types/string.md)           |
| BLOB                    | [String](../../sql-reference/data-types/string.md)           |
| BINARY                  | [FixedString](../../sql-reference/data-types/fixedstring.md) |

[Nullable](../../sql-reference/data-types/nullable.md) is supported.

Other types are not supported. If MySQL table contains a column of such type, ClickHouse throws exception "Unhandled data type" and stops replication.

## Specifics and Recommendations {#specifics-and-recommendations}

### Compatibility Restrictions {#compatibility-restrictions}

Apart of the data types limitations there are few restrictions comparing to `MySQL` databases, that should be resolved before replication will be possible:

- Each table in `MySQL` should contain `PRIMARY KEY`.

- Replication for tables, those are containing rows with `ENUM` field values out of range (specified in `ENUM` signature) will not work.

### DDL Queries {#ddl-queries}

MySQL DDL queries are converted into the corresponding ClickHouse DDL queries ([ALTER](../../sql-reference/statements/alter/index.md), [CREATE](../../sql-reference/statements/create/index.md), [DROP](../../sql-reference/statements/drop.md), [RENAME](../../sql-reference/statements/rename.md)). If ClickHouse cannot parse some DDL query, the query is ignored.

### Data Replication {#data-replication}

`MaterializedMySQL` does not support direct `INSERT`, `DELETE` and `UPDATE` queries. However, they are supported in terms of data replication:

- MySQL `INSERT` query is converted into `INSERT` with `_sign=1`.

- MySQL `DELETE` query is converted into `INSERT` with `_sign=-1`.

- MySQL `UPDATE` query is converted into `INSERT` with `_sign=-1` and `INSERT` with `_sign=1`.

### Selecting from MaterializedMySQL Tables {#select}

`SELECT` query from `MaterializedMySQL` tables has some specifics:

- If `_version` is not specified in the `SELECT` query, [FINAL](../../sql-reference/statements/select/from.md#select-from-final) modifier is used. So only rows with `MAX(_version)` are selected.

- If `_sign` is not specified in the `SELECT` query, `WHERE _sign=1` is used by default. So the deleted rows are not included into the result set.

- The result includes columns comments in case they exist in MySQL database tables.

### Index Conversion {#index-conversion}

MySQL `PRIMARY KEY` and `INDEX` clauses are converted into `ORDER BY` tuples in ClickHouse tables.

ClickHouse has only one physical order, which is determined by `ORDER BY` clause. To create a new physical order, use [materialized views](../../sql-reference/statements/create/view.md#materialized).

**Notes**

- Rows with `_sign=-1` are not deleted physically from the tables.
- Cascade `UPDATE/DELETE` queries are not supported by the `MaterializedMySQL` engine.
- Replication can be easily broken.
- Manual operations on database and tables are forbidden.
- `MaterializedMySQL` is influenced by [optimize_on_insert](../../operations/settings/settings.md#optimize-on-insert) setting. The data is merged in the corresponding table in the `MaterializedMySQL` database when a table in the MySQL server changes.

## Examples of Use {#examples-of-use}

Queries in MySQL:

``` sql
mysql> CREATE DATABASE db;
mysql> CREATE TABLE db.test (a INT PRIMARY KEY, b INT);
mysql> INSERT INTO db.test VALUES (1, 11), (2, 22);
mysql> DELETE FROM db.test WHERE a=1;
mysql> ALTER TABLE db.test ADD COLUMN c VARCHAR(16);
mysql> UPDATE db.test SET c='Wow!', b=222;
mysql> SELECT * FROM test;
```

```text
+---+------+------+
| a |    b |    c |
+---+------+------+
| 2 |  222 | Wow! |
+---+------+------+
```

Database in ClickHouse, exchanging data with the MySQL server:

The database and the table created:

``` sql
CREATE DATABASE mysql ENGINE = MaterializedMySQL('localhost:3306', 'db', 'user', '***');
SHOW TABLES FROM mysql;
```

``` text
┌─name─┐
│ test │
└──────┘
```

After inserting data:

``` sql
SELECT * FROM mysql.test;
```

``` text
┌─a─┬──b─┐
│ 1 │ 11 │
│ 2 │ 22 │
└───┴────┘
```

After deleting data, adding the column and updating:

``` sql
SELECT * FROM mysql.test;
```

``` text
┌─a─┬───b─┬─c────┐
│ 2 │ 222 │ Wow! │
└───┴─────┴──────┘
```

[Original article](https://clickhouse.tech/docs/en/engines/database-engines/materialized-mysql/) <!--hide-->