---
name: "mariadb-convert-table-format"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "mariadb"
version: "13.0.2-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mariadb-convert-table-format"
---

# mariadb-convert-table-format(1)

convert tables to use a given storage engine (mariadb-convert-table-format is now a symlink to mariadb-convert-table-format)

## NAME

mariadb-convert-table-format - convert tables to use a given storage engine (mariadb-convert-table-format is now a symlink to mariadb-convert-table-format)

## SYNOPSIS

**mariadb-convert-table-format \[***options***\]** *db\_name*

## DESCRIPTION

**mariadb\_convert\_table\_format** converts the tables in a database to use a particular storage engine (MyISAM by default). **mariadb-convert-table-format** is written in Perl and requires that the DBI and DBD::MariaDB Perl modules be installed (see Section 2.15, “Perl Installation Notes”).

Invoke **mariadb-convert-table-format** like this:

```
shell> mariadb-convert-table-format [options]db_name
```

The *db\_name* argument indicates the database containing the tables to be converted.

**mariadb-convert-table-format** supports the options described in the following list.

• **--help**

Display a help message and exit.

• **--force**

Continue even if errors occur.

• **--host=***host\_name*

Connect to the MariaDB server on the given host.

• **--password=***password*

The password to use when connecting to the server. Note that the password value is not optional for this option, unlike for other MariaDB programs.

Specifying a password on the command line should be considered insecure. You can use an option file to avoid giving the password on the command line.

• **--port=***port\_num*

The TCP/IP port number to use for the connection.

• **--socket=***path*

For connections to localhost, the Unix socket file to use.

• **--type=***engine\_name*

Specify the storage engine that the tables should be converted to use. The default is MyISAM if this option is not given.

• **--user=***user\_name*

The MariaDB user name to use when connecting to the server.

• **--verbose**

Verbose mode. Print more information about what the program does.

• **--version**

Display version information and exit.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2007-2008 MySQL AB, 2008-2010 Sun Microsystems, Inc., 2010-2025 MariaDB Foundation

This documentation is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it only under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.

This documentation is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with the program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1335 USA or see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.

## SEE ALSO

For more information, please refer to the MariaDB Documentation, available online at https://mariadb.com/docs/

## AUTHOR

MariaDB Foundation (http://www.mariadb.org/).