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Posted by: Edwin DeSouza
Date: December 17, 2007 05:57PM

MySQL Internals File Formats
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/internals/en/fileformats.html
- ".frm" file contains table definition
- ".MYI" contains info about index
- ".MYD" contains data


Migrate MyISAM tables from MySQL 5.7 to 8.0
- https://lefred.be/content/migrate-myisam-tables-from-mysql-5-7-to-8-0/


Beyond the FRM:
- http://www.tocker.ca/2014/07/30/beyond-the-frm-ideas-for-a-native-mysql-data-dictionary.html


MySQL Utilities: FRM Reader
- Download: http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/tools/utilities/
- Docs: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/workbench/en/mysqlfrm.html
- http://drcharlesbell.blogspot.com/2013/04/mysql-utilities-new-frm-reader-utility.html
- http://mysqlblog.fivefarmers.com/2013/04/09/mysql-utilities-meets-the-worlds-ugliest-table/
- http://www.mysqlperformanceblog.com/2014/01/02/recover-table-structure-frm-files-mysql-utilities/



dbSake, frmDump for MySQL:
- https://dbsake.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
- https://dbsake.readthedocs.io/en/latest/commands/frmdump.html
- https://www.percona.com/blog/2015/12/16/recovering-table-structure-from-frm-files-using-dbsake/


Recovering CREATE TABLE statement from .frm file:
- https://twindb.com/recovery-after-drop-table-with-innodb_file_per_table-on/
- https://twindb.com/how-to-recover-table-structure-from-frm-files-online/
- http://www.mysqlperformanceblog.com/2008/12/17/recovering-create-table-statement-from-frm-file/
- https://www.percona.com/blog/2015/07/09/obtain-mysql-version-frm-file/

Recovering an InnoDB table:
- https://twindb.com/recover-table-structure-from-innodb-dictionary-recover-table-structure-from-innodb-dictionary/
- https://twindb.com/recover-corrupt-mysql-database/
- http://www.mysqlperformanceblog.com/2013/04/22/how-to-recover-table-structure-from-innodb-dictionary/
- http://www.mysqlperformanceblog.com/2011/06/03/a-recovery-trivia-or-how-to-recover-from-a-lost-ibdata1-file/
- http://www.bluegecko.net/mysql/recovering-a-schema-from-innodb-frm-files/
- http://www.fromdual.com/recover-lost-frm-files-for-innodb-tables
- http://www.chriscalender.com/?p=28
- https://twindb.com/recover-innodb-table-after-drop-table-innodb/
- https://twindb.com/how-to-recover-innodb-dictionary/
- https://launchpad.net/undrop-for-innodb

InnoDB Transportable Tablespaces - Recovering Data from Stranded .ibd Files is a Thing of the Past
- http://www.mysqlperformanceblog.com/2013/11/05/how-to-recover-an-orphaned-ibd-file-with-mysql-5-6/
- http://www.chriscalender.com/?p=1078

InnoDB Transportable Tablespaces:
- http://mysqlblog.fivefarmers.com/2012/11/07/smarter-innodb-transportable-tablespace-management-operations/
- http://mysqlblog.fivefarmers.com/2012/09/07/understanding-innodb-transportable-tablespaces-in-mysql-5-6/
- https://blogs.oracle.com/mysqlinnodb/entry/innodb_transportable_tablespaces

TwinDB Toolkit: Restore data from InnoDB file (idb & frm)
- http://thelazylog.com/restore-data-from-innodb-file-idb-frm/

Hacking FRM files to switch data types
- http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150115679045933


FRM blogs:
- http://jan.kneschke.de/2008/8/2/mysql-internals-screens-or-frm-files/
- http://www.flamingspork.com/blog/2009/02/15/the-frm-file-format/
- http://www.mysqlperformanceblog.com/2013/04/08/understanding-the-maximum-number-of-columns-in-a-mysql-table/
- http://sheeri.com/content/unireg-and-automatic-database-ui-generatio
- http://blogs.sun.com/thava/entry/dump_mysql_frm_file_header


FRM Scripts
- Python: http://code.google.com/p/mysql-replace-tables-live/
- Python: http://code.google.com/p/mysql-replace-tables-live/wiki/Documentation
- Python: http://code.google.com/p/mysql-replace-tables-live/source/browse/trunk/mysql_replace_tables_live.py
- Perl: http://blogs.sun.com/thava/entry/dump_mysql_frm_file_header#comment-1224853690000
- Perl: http://www.bluegecko.net/recover_schema-pl/
- PHP: http://blogs.sun.com/thava/resource/frmdump
- C: http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~mysql-proxy-developers/mysql-proxy/0.8/view/head:/src/mysql-myisam-dump.c



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