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What is the purpose of the following files having extensions: frm, myd, and myi? What these files contain?

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jessica537 author asked 8 years ago
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alisataylore190 author answered 8 years ago

In MySQL, the default table type is MyISAM.Each MyISAM table is stored on disk in three files.
The files have names that begin with the table name and have an extension to indicate the file type.
The “.frm’ file stores the table definition.
The data file has a “.MYD’ (MYData) extension.
The index file has a “.MYI’ (MYIndex) extension,

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