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MySQL 5.7 Reference Manual  / Optimization  /  Controlling the Query Optimizer

8.9 Controlling the Query Optimizer

MySQL provides optimizer control through system variables that affect how query plans are evaluated, switchable optimizations, optimizer and index hints, and the optimizer cost model.