Why Physical Pagination Uses LIMIT and Its Performance Implications in MySQL

This article explains the difference between logical and physical pagination, demonstrates how MySQL's LIMIT clause works, compares two query methods on a large MEMORY table, analyzes their performance with indexes and EXPLAIN, and provides practical pagination examples and Java code for efficient data retrieval.

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Why Physical Pagination Uses LIMIT and Its Performance Implications in MySQL