mysql explain select actor_id from actor order by actor_id \G *************************** 1. row *************************** id: 1 select_type: SIMPLE table: actor type: index possible_keys: NULL key: PRIMARY key_len: 4 ref: NULL rows: 4 E
mysql> explain select actor_id from actor order by actor_id \G
*************************** 1. row ***************************
id: 1
select_type: SIMPLE
table: actor
type: index
possible_keys: NULL
key: PRIMARY
key_len: 4
ref: NULL
rows: 4
Extra: Using index
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
mysql> explain select actor_id from actor order by password \G
*************************** 1. row ***************************
id: 1
select_type: SIMPLE
table: actor
type: ALL
possible_keys: NULL
key: NULL
key_len: NULL
ref: NULL
rows: 4
Extra: Using filesort
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
mysql> explain select actor_id from actor order by name \G
*************************** 1. row ***************************
id: 1
select_type: SIMPLE
table: actor
type: index
possible_keys: NULL
key: name
key_len: 18
ref: NULL
rows: 4
Extra: Using index
1 row in set (0.00 sec)