max_sort_length

Overview

The number of bytes to use when sorting BLOB or TEXT values (only the first max_sort_length bytes of each value are used; the rest are ignored)

See also: System Variables for MariaDB Enterprise Server 10.6, in 10.5 ES, in 10.4 ES, in 10.3 ES, in 10.2 ES, in 10.6 CS, in 10.5 CS, in 10.4 CS, in 10.3 CS, and in 10.2 CS

See also: System Variables for MariaDB Enterprise Server 10.6, in 10.5 ES, and in 10.4 ES

USAGE

DETAILS

SYNONYMS

SCHEMA

PARAMETERS

Command-line

--max_sort_length=#

Configuration file

Supported

Dynamic

Yes

Scope

Global, Session

Data Type

BIGINT UNSIGNED

Minimum Value

64

Maximum Value

8388608

Product Default Value

1024

SKYSQL

Cloud

SkySQL Topology

ES Ver

Service Default

AWS

Multi-Node Analytics

10.6

1024

Single Node Analytics

10.6

1024

Replicated Transactions

10.4

1024

10.5

1024

10.6

1024

Single Node Transactions

10.4

1024

10.5

1024

10.6

1024

GCP

Multi-Node Analytics

10.6

1024

Single Node Analytics

10.6

1024

Replicated Transactions

10.4

1024

10.5

1024

10.6

1024

Single Node Transactions

10.4

1024

10.5

1024

10.6

1024

Cloud

SkySQL Topology

ES Ver

Service Default

AWS

ColumnStore Data Warehouse

10.6

1024

Enterprise Server With Replica(s)

10.4

1024

10.5

1024

10.6

1024

Enterprise Server Single Node

10.4

1024

10.5

1024

10.6

1024

GCP

ColumnStore Data Warehouse

10.6

1024

Enterprise Server With Replica(s)

10.4

1024

10.5

1024

10.6

1024

Enterprise Server Single Node

10.4

1024

10.5

1024

10.6

1024

PRIVILEGES

EXAMPLES

ERROR HANDLING

FEATURE INTERACTION

RESPONSES

DIAGNOSIS

ISO 9075:2016

CHANGE HISTORY

Release Series

History

10.6 Enterprise

  • Present starting in MariaDB Enterprise Server 10.6.4-1.

10.6 Community

  • Present starting in MariaDB Community Server 10.6.0.

10.5 Enterprise

  • Present starting in MariaDB Enterprise Server 10.5.3-1.

  • Minimum value changed in MariaDB Enterprise Server 10.5.4-2 from 4 to 8

  • Minimum value changed in MariaDB Enterprise Server 10.5.9-6 from 8 to 64

10.5 Community

  • Present starting in MariaDB Community Server 10.5.0.

  • Minimum value changed in MariaDB Community Server 10.5.4 from 4 to 8

  • Minimum value changed in MariaDB Community Server 10.5.9 from 8 to 64

10.4 Enterprise

  • Present starting in MariaDB Enterprise Server 10.4.6-1.

  • Minimum value changed in MariaDB Enterprise Server 10.4.14-8 from 4 to 8

  • Minimum value changed in MariaDB Enterprise Server 10.4.18-11 from 8 to 64

10.4 Community

  • Present starting in MariaDB Community Server 10.4.0.

  • Minimum value changed in MariaDB Community Server 10.4.14 from 4 to 8

  • Minimum value changed in MariaDB Community Server 10.4.18 from 8 to 64

10.3 Enterprise

  • Present starting in MariaDB Enterprise Server 10.3.16-1.

  • Minimum value changed in MariaDB Enterprise Server 10.3.24-8 from 4 to 8

  • Minimum value changed in MariaDB Enterprise Server 10.3.28-11 from 8 to 64

10.3 Community

  • Present starting in MariaDB Community Server 10.3.0.

  • Minimum value changed in MariaDB Community Server 10.3.24 from 4 to 8

  • Minimum value changed in MariaDB Community Server 10.3.28 from 8 to 64

10.2 Enterprise

  • Present starting in MariaDB Enterprise Server 10.2.25-1.

  • Minimum value changed in MariaDB Enterprise Server 10.2.33-8 from 4 to 8

  • Minimum value changed in MariaDB Enterprise Server 10.2.37-11 from 8 to 64

10.2 Community

  • Present starting in MariaDB Community Server 10.2.0.

  • Minimum value changed in MariaDB Community Server 10.2.33 from 4 to 8

  • Minimum value changed in MariaDB Community Server 10.2.37 from 8 to 64

Release Series

History

10.6 Enterprise

  • Present starting in MariaDB Enterprise Server 10.6.4-1.

10.5 Enterprise

  • Present starting in MariaDB Enterprise Server 10.5.3-1.

  • Minimum value changed in MariaDB Enterprise Server 10.5.4-2 from 4 to 8

  • Minimum value changed in MariaDB Enterprise Server 10.5.9-6 from 8 to 64

10.4 Enterprise

  • Present starting in MariaDB Enterprise Server 10.4.6-1.

  • Minimum value changed in MariaDB Enterprise Server 10.4.14-8 from 4 to 8

  • Minimum value changed in MariaDB Enterprise Server 10.4.18-11 from 8 to 64

EXTERNAL REFERENCES