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Locales Plugin

The LOCALES plugin enables the INFORMATION_SCHEMA.LOCALES table and SHOW LOCALES statement, allowing users to view all locales compiled into the server.

The LOCALES plugin creates the LOCALES table in the INFORMATION_SCHEMA database. The plugin also adds the SHOW LOCALES statement.The table and statement can be queried to see all locales that are compiled into the server.

Installing the Plugin

Although the plugin's shared library is distributed with MariaDB by default, the plugin is not actually installed by MariaDB by default. There are two methods that can be used to install the plugin with MariaDB.

The first method can be used to install the plugin without restarting the server. You can install the plugin dynamically by executing INSTALL SONAME or . For example:

The second method can be used to tell the server to load the plugin when it starts up. The plugin can be installed this way by providing the or the options. This can be specified as a command-line argument to or it can be specified in a relevant server in an . For example:

Uninstalling the Plugin

You can uninstall the plugin dynamically by executing or . For example:

If you installed the plugin by providing the or the options in a relevant server in an , then those options should be removed to prevent the plugin from being loaded the next time the server is restarted.

Example

Options

`locales`

Description: Controls how the server should treat the plugin when the server starts up.
- Valid values are:
  - OFF - Disables the plugin without removing it from the table.

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