Bug #51599 table_cache global variable was renamed to table_open_cache in 2005

• Submitted: 1 Mar 2010 10:30
• Modified: 2 Apr 2010 17:09
• Reporter: Kristofer Pettersson
• Status: No Feedback
• Category: MySQL Server: Documentation
• Severity: S3 (Non-critical)
• Version: 5.1+
• OS: Any
• Assigned to: Assigned Account
• CPU Architecture: Any

[1 Mar 2010 10:30] Kristofer Pettersson

Description:
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/server-system-variables.html you can read about the table_cache system variable. This variable was however renamed with a change set dated 2005-11-23 to table_open_cache by Monty.

See also Bug#42663

How to repeat:
mysql> set global table_cache= 100;
ERROR 1193 (HY000): Unknown system variable 'table_cache'
mysql> set global table_open_cache= 100;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)

Suggested fix:
Fix all references to table_cache in the 5.1+ manuals to refer to table_open_cache instead.

[1 Mar 2010 10:32] Kristofer Pettersson

And now I realize that it is documented as an old name for table_open_cache, but it does in fact not work at all.

[1 Mar 2010 11:21] MySQL Verification Team

Thank you for the bug report.

[2 Mar 2010 17:09] Paul DuBois

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/server-system-variables.html#sysvar_table_cache says:

"This is the old name of table_open_cache before MySQL 5.1.3. From 5.1.3 on, use table_open_cache instead."

I don't see any references that suggest you can use the old name. Please clarify.

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