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Little fixups.

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Docs/manual.texi

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@@ -689,8 +689,7 @@ of MySQL: 
@c list comparable to commercial competition and a very technical on

@c with max limits (from crash-me) and so on.

@itemize @asis

@item

Internals and portability

@item Internals and Portability

@itemize @bullet

@item

Written in C and C++.  Tested with a broad range of different compilers.
@@ -720,8 +719,7 @@ should be as fast as possible! Usually there isn't any memory allocation 
at all after query initialization.

@end itemize













@item













Column types













@item Column Types















@itemize @bullet















@item















Many column types: signed/unsigned integers 1, 2, 3, 4, and 8 bytes









@@ -739,8 +737,7 @@ columns that are not explicitly given values are set to their default













values.















@end itemize



























@item













Commands and functions













@item Commands and Functions















@itemize @bullet















@item















Full operator and function support in the @code{SELECT} and @code{WHERE}










@@ -779,8 +776,7 @@ You can mix tables from different databases in the same query (as of













Version 3.22).















@end itemize



























@item













Security













@item Security















@itemize @bullet















@item















A privilege and password system that is very flexible and secure, and









@@ -788,9 +784,8 @@ allows host-based verification.  Passwords are secure because all













password traffic is encrypted when you connect to a server.















@end itemize



























@item













@item Scalability and Limits















@itemize @bullet













Scalability and limits















@item















Handles large databases.  We are using MySQL with some















databases that contain 50,000,000 records and we know of users that









@@ -802,41 +797,27 @@ columns or parts of columns.  The maximum index width is 500 bytes













of a @code{CHAR} or @code{VARCHAR} field.















@end itemize



























@item













Clients and tools













@item Connectivity















@itemize @bullet















@item













Includes @code{myisamchk}, a very fast utility for table checking,













optimization, and repair.  All of the functionality of @code{myisamchk}













is also available through the SQL interface as well.  













@xref{MySQL Database Administration}.













@item













All MySQL programs can be invoked with the @code{--help} or @code{-?}













options to obtain online assistance.













@end itemize













@item













Connectivity













@itemize @bullet













Clients may connect to the MySQL server using TCP/IP Sockets,













Unix Sockets (Unix), or Named Pipes (NT).















@item















ODBC (Open-DataBase-Connectivity) support for Win32 (with source).  All















ODBC 2.5 functions and many others.  For example, you can use MS Access to















connect to your MySQL server.  @xref{ODBC}.













@item













Clients may connect to the MySQL server using TCP/IP Sockets,













Unix Sockets (Unix), or Named Pipes (NT).















@end itemize



























@item













Localization













@item Localization















@itemize @bullet















@item















The server can provide error messages to clients in many languages. 















@xref{Languages}.















@item















Full support for several different character sets, including













ISO-8859-1 (Latin1), german, big5, ujis, and more.  For example, the













Scandinavian characters `@ringaccent{a}', `@"a' and `@"o' are allowed













in table and column names.













ISO-8859-1 (Latin1), german, big5, ujis, and more.  For example,













the Scandinavian characters 'å', 'ä' and 'ö' are allowed in table













and column names.















@item















All data is saved in the chosen character set.  All comparisons for normal















string columns are case insensitive.









@@ -848,6 +829,18 @@ Czech sorting code.  MySQL supports many different character sets













that can be specified at compile and run time.















@end itemize



























@item Clients and Tools













@itemize @bullet













@item













Includes @code{myisamchk}, a very fast utility for table checking,













optimization, and repair.  All of the functionality of @code{myisamchk}













is also available through the SQL interface as well.  













@xref{MySQL Database Administration}.













@item













All MySQL programs can be invoked with the @code{--help} or @code{-?}













options to obtain online assistance.













@end itemize



























@end itemize






































@@ -18535,8 +18528,8 @@ To get secure connections to work with MySQL you must do the following:



























@enumerate















@item













Install the openssh library. We have tested MySQL with openssl 0.9.6.













@uref{http://www.openssh.org}.













Install the openssl library. We have tested MySQL with openssl 0.9.6.













@uref{http://www.openssl.org}.















@item















Configure MySQL with @code{--with-vio --with-openssl}.















@item