Purpose
You can use this statement to directly access the table storage engine.
Syntax
HANDLER tbl_name OPEN [ [AS] alias]
HANDLER tbl_name READ index_name { = | <= | >= | < | > } (value1,value2,...)
[ WHERE where_condition ] [LIMIT ... ]
HANDLER tbl_name READ index_name { FIRST | NEXT | PREV | LAST }
[ WHERE where_condition ] [LIMIT ... ]
HANDLER tbl_name READ { FIRST | NEXT }
[ WHERE where_condition ] [LIMIT ... ]
HANDLER tbl_name CLOSE
Note
Only the keyword syntax is supported. The functionality does not actually take effect.