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Asked: May 16, 20262026-05-16T15:05:09+00:00 2026-05-16T15:05:09+00:00

I trying to use command Explain to obtain the query time of my mySql

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I trying to use command Explain to obtain the query time of my mySql database, however it return always 0.00sec, am i misunderstand the Explain command usage in mySql?

Below is my command:

mysql> explain select * from table;

0.00 sec

mysql> select * from table;

15 sec

why the explain wouldn’t return the same query time result as i using the same command?

Pls help

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    2026-05-16T15:05:09+00:00Added an answer on May 16, 2026 at 3:05 pm

    Because Explain is completely different.
    It never runs a query. But just tells how it would be run.

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