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description: 'Documentation for the MySQLWire format'
keywords: ['MySQLWire']
slug: /interfaces/formats/MySQLWire
title: 'MySQLWire'
doc_type: 'reference'
---
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## Description {#description}
The `MySQLWire` format serializes query results as a MySQL wire-protocol result set. It writes the column count and
column definitions followed by one protocol row packet for each result row and a final `EOF` or `OK` packet. The row
packets use the text protocol for normal queries and the binary protocol for prepared statements.
This is an output-only binary format intended for clients connected through ClickHouse's
[MySQL interface](/concepts/features/interfaces/mysql). The interface selects `MySQLWire` automatically and supplies
protocol state such as the client's capabilities and the packet sequence number. It's not intended for displaying or
storing query results as a standalone file.
## Example usage {#example-usage}
After enabling the MySQL interface, use a compatible client to execute a query:
```shell
mysql --protocol tcp -h 127.0.0.1 -u default -P 9004 default \
-e "SELECT number, number * 2 AS doubled FROM numbers(3)"
```
The interface sends the result using `MySQLWire`; an explicit `FORMAT MySQLWire` clause is optional. Other explicit
output formats aren't supported over the MySQL interface.
## Format settings {#format-settings}
There are no user-configurable format settings. The MySQL interface derives the required settings from the client
handshake and the command being executed.
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