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MySQL INSTANT DDL: What Is Instant and What Still Copies the Table

Learn which ALTER TABLE changes are instant on MySQL 8.4 and 9.7, how to make MySQL refuse a silent table copy, and how to avoid metadata lock pileups.

MySQL18 minOct 29, 2026
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