mariadb-convert-table-format converts the tables in a database to use a particular storage engine (MyISAM by default).
mariadb-convert-table-format is written in Perl and requires that the DBI and DBD::mysql Perl modules be installed. Invoke mariadb-convert-table-format like this:
The db_name argument indicates the database containing the tables to be converted.
mariadb-convert-table-format supports the options described in the following list:
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-S, --socket=path
For connections to localhost, the Unix socket file to use.
-u, --user=user_name
The MariaDB user name to use when connecting to the server.
-v, --verbose
Verbose mode. Print more information about what the program does.
-V, --version
Display version information and exit.
-?, --help
Display help and exit.
-e, --engine=ENGINE
Specify the storage engine that the tables should be converted to use. The default is MyISAM if this option is not given.
-f, --force
Continue even if errors occur.
-h, --host=host_name
Connect to the MariaDB server on the given host. Default localhost.
-p, --password=password
The password to use when connecting to the server. Note that the password value is not optional for this option, unlike for other client programs. Specifying the password on the command line is generally considered insecure.
-P, --port=port_num
The TCP/IP port number to use for the connection.
mariadb-convert-table-format [options] db_nameshell> mariadb-convert-table-format [options]db_name