Partitioning Types Overview

An introduction to the various partitioning strategies available in MariaDB, helping you choose the right method for your data distribution needs.

A partitioning type determines how a partitioned table's rows are distributed across partitions. Some partition types require the user to specify a partitioning expression that determines in which partition a row are stored.

The size of individual partitions depends on the partitioning type. Read and write performance are affected by the partitioning expression. Therefore, these choices should be made carefully.

Partitioning Types

MariaDB supports the following partitioning types:

• RANGE

• LIST

• RANGE COLUMNS and LIST COLUMNS

• HASH

• LINEAR HASH

• KEY

• LINEAR KEY

• SYSTEM_TIME

See Also

• Partitioning Overview

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