BENCHMARK(count,expr) executes the expression expr repeatedly count times. : BENCHMARK : Information Functions MySQL TUTORIALS

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BENCHMARK(count,expr) executes the expression expr repeatedly count times.


mysql>
mysql>
mysql> SELECT BENCHMARK(1000000,ENCODE('hello','goodbye'));
+----------------------------------------------+
| BENCHMARK(1000000,ENCODE('hello','goodbye')) |
+----------------------------------------------+
|                                            0 |
+----------------------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.47 sec)

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