A little summary about the MySQL CSV table engine:

• The SQL-Demo script (930 byte) for the following article.
• The CSV converter to convert normal CSV files into a CSV format which is for MySQL acceptable.

Caution: Use on your own risk!

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In a round-robin database (RRD) usually time-series data like network bandwidth, temperatures, CPU load etc. is stored. The data is stored in the way that system storage footprint remains constant over time. This avoids resource expensive purge jobs and reduces complexity.

One of the big advantages of MySQL is its concept of pluggable Storage Engines (SE). This means you can choose the most optimal storage engine for your needs. This also has a disadvantage: You have to know what you are doing...

More details you can find here: MySQL pluggable Storage Engines (SE).