MySQL: SELECT from another server

Question

I'm afraid that I already know the answer to my question, but I'll ask it anyway:

When there are two MySQL DB servers, can I access data that is stored on the other server?

In other words: Can I somehow do this:

INSERT INTO table (x, y, z)    SELECT x, y, x+y       FROM [otherserver].[database].[table] 

Is the answer really as short as "No"?

Answer 1

You can set up federated tables in MySQL to accomplish what you're trying to do. There are some limitations.

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/en/federated-storage-engine.html http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/en/federated-usagenotes.html