From: walter harms Date: September 12 2008 7:38am Subject: Re: performance question List-Archive: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql/214450 Message-Id: <48CA1C6C.7040101@bfs.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit you mail like to find it by your self. simply use : explain re, wh Yong Lee schrieb: > All, > > Just curious as to which query would be better in terms of performance: > > select * from (select * from a union select * from b) as c; > > versus > > select * from a union select * from b; > > or would these 2 queries be the same ? > > Thanks, > Yong. > > > Yong Lee > > Developer > > ylee@stripped > > > > direct: +1.604.273.8173 x113 > > mobile: +1.604.418.4470 > > fax: +1.604.273.8172 > > web: www.EQO.com > > EQO ID: yonglee > > > > > > >