    MYSQL_TABLE(5)                                                  MYSQL_TABLE(5)

    NAME
           mysql_table - Postfix MySQL client configuration

    SYNOPSIS
           postmap -q "string" mysql:/etc/postfix/filename

           postmap -q - mysql:/etc/postfix/filename <inputfile

    DESCRIPTION
           The  Postfix  mail system uses optional tables for address
           rewriting or mail routing. These tables are usually in dbm
           or db format.

           Alternatively,  lookup  tables  can  be specified as MySQL
           databases.  In order to use MySQL lookups, define a  MySQL
           source as a lookup table in main.cf, for example:
               alias_maps = mysql:/etc/mysql-aliases.cf

           The file /etc/postfix/mysql-aliases.cf has the same format
           as the Postfix main.cf file, and can specify  the  parame-
           ters described below.

    BACKWARDS COMPATIBILITY
           For  compatibility with other Postfix lookup tables, MySQL
           parameters can also be defined in main.cf.  In order to do
           that,  specify  as  MySQL source a name that doesn't begin
           with a slash or a dot.  The MySQL parameters will then  be
           accessible as the name you've given the source in its def-
           inition, an underscore, and the  name  of  the  parameter.
           For example, if the map is specified as "mysql:mysqlname",
           the parameter "hosts" below would be defined in main.cf as
           "mysqlname_hosts".

           Note:  with this form, the passwords for the MySQL sources
           are written in main.cf, which is normally  world-readable.
           Support  for this form will be removed in a future Postfix
           version.

           Normally, the SQL query is specified via  a  single  query
           parameter  (described  in  more  detail below).  When this
           parameter is not specified in the map definition,  Postfix
           reverts  to  an  older  interface, with the SQL query con-
           structed from the  select_field,  table,  where_field  and
           additional_conditions  parameters.  The old interface will
           be gradually phased out. To migrate to the  new  interface
           set:

               query = SELECT [select_field]
                   FROM [table]
                   WHERE [where_field] = '%s'
                       [additional_conditions]

           Insert  the value, not the name, of each legacy parameter.
           Note that the additional_conditions parameter is  optional
           and if not empty, will always start with AND.

    LIST MEMBERSHIP
           When using SQL to store lists such as $mynetworks, $mydes-
           tination, $relay_domains, $local_recipient_maps, etc.,  it
           is  important to understand that the table must store each
           list member as a separate key. The table  lookup  verifies
           the  *existence*  of  the  key.  See "Postfix lists versus
           tables" in the DATABASE_README document for a  discussion.

           Do  NOT create tables that return the full list of domains
           in $mydestination or $relay_domains etc., or IP  addresses
           in $mynetworks.

           DO create tables with each matching item as a key and with
           an arbitrary value. With SQL databases it is not  uncommon
           to return the key itself or a constant value.

    MYSQL PARAMETERS
           hosts  The  hosts  that Postfix will try to connect to and
                  query from.  Specify unix: for UNIX domain sockets,
                  inet: for TCP connections (default).  Example:
                      hosts = host1.some.domain host2.some.domain:port
                      hosts = unix:/file/name

                  The  hosts are tried in random order, with all con-
                  nections  over  UNIX  domain  sockets  being  tried
                  before  those  over TCP.  The connections are auto-
                  matically closed  after  being  idle  for  about  1
                  minute,  and  are  re-opened  as necessary. Postfix
                  versions 2.0 and earlier do not randomize the  host
                  order.

                  NOTE:  if you specify localhost as a hostname (even
                  if you prefix it with inet:), MySQL will connect to
                  the  default  UNIX  domain  socket.   In  order  to
                  instruct MySQL to connect to localhost over TCP you
                  have to specify
                      hosts = 127.0.0.1

           user, password
                  The  user  name  and password to log into the mysql
                  server.  Example:
                      user = someone
                      password = some_password

           dbname The database name on the servers. Example:
                      dbname = customer_database

           query  The SQL query template used to search the database,
                  where %s is a substitute for the address Postfix is
                  trying to resolve, e.g.
                      query = SELECT replacement FROM aliases WHERE mailbox = '%s'

                  This parameter supports the  following  '%'  expan-
                  sions:

                  %%     This is replaced by a literal '%' character.

                  %s     This is replaced  by  the  input  key.   SQL
                         quoting  is used to make sure that the input
                         key does not add unexpected  metacharacters.

                  %u     When the input key is an address of the form
                         user@domain,  %u  is  replaced  by  the  SQL
                         quoted  local  part  of the address.  Other-
                         wise, %u is replaced by  the  entire  search
                         string.   If  the  localpart  is  empty, the
                         query is suppressed and returns no  results.

                  %d     When the input key is an address of the form
                         user@domain,  %d  is  replaced  by  the  SQL
                         quoted  domain  part of the address.  Other-
                         wise, the query is suppressed and returns no
                         results.

                  %[SUD] The  upper-case  equivalents  of  the  above
                         expansions behave  in  the  query  parameter
                         identically  to  their  lower-case  counter-
                         parts.   With  the  result_format  parameter
                         (see  below),  they  expand  the  input  key
                         rather than the result value.

                  %[1-9] The patterns %1, %2, ... %9 are replaced  by
                         the corresponding most significant component
                         of the input key's domain. If the input  key
                         is user@mail.example.com, then %1 is com, %2
                         is example and %3 is mail. If the input  key
                         is  unqualified  or  does  not  have  enough
                         domain components to satisfy all the  speci-
                         fied  patterns,  the query is suppressed and
                         returns no results.

                  The domain parameter  described  below  limits  the
                  input  keys  to addresses in matching domains. When
                  the domain parameter is non-empty, SQL queries  for
                  unqualified  addresses or addresses in non-matching
                  domains are suppressed and return no results.

                  This parameter is available with  Postfix  2.2.  In
                  prior  releases  the  SQL  query was built from the
                  separate    parameters:    select_field,     table,
                  where_field  and additional_conditions. The mapping
                  from the old parameters to the equivalent query is:

                      SELECT [select_field]
                      FROM [table]
                      WHERE [where_field] = '%s'
                            [additional_conditions]

                  The '%s' in the WHERE clause expands to the escaped
                  search  string.   With  Postfix  2.2  these  legacy
                  parameters  are  used if the query parameter is not
                  specified.

                  NOTE: DO NOT put quotes around the query parameter.

           result_format (default: %s)
                  Format  template applied to result attributes. Most
                  commonly used to append (or prepend)  text  to  the
                  result.  This  parameter supports the following '%'
                  expansions:

                  %%     This is replaced by a literal '%' character.

                  %s     This  is replaced by the value of the result
                         attribute.  When  result  is  empty  it   is
                         skipped.

                  %u     When   the  result  attribute  value  is  an
                         address  of  the  form  user@domain,  %u  is
                         replaced  by  the local part of the address.
                         When the result has an empty localpart it is
                         skipped.

                  %d     When  a result attribute value is an address
                         of the form user@domain, %d is  replaced  by
                         the domain part of the attribute value. When
                         the result is unqualified it is skipped.

                  %[SUD1-9]
                         The upper-case and decimal digit  expansions
                         interpolate  the  parts  of  the  input  key
                         rather than the result.  Their  behavior  is
                         identical  to that described with query, and
                         in fact because the input key  is  known  in
                         advance,  queries whose key does not contain
                         all the information specified in the  result
                         template   are   suppressed  and  return  no
                         results.

                  For  example,  using  "result_format  =  smtp:[%s]"
                  allows one to use a mailHost attribute as the basis
                  of a transport(5) table. After applying the  result
                  format,  multiple  values are concatenated as comma
                  separated strings. The expansion_limit and  parame-
                  ter explained below allows one to restrict the num-
                  ber of values in the result,  which  is  especially
                  useful for maps that must return at most one value.

                  The default value %s  specifies  that  each  result
                  value should be used as is.

                  This  parameter  is  available with Postfix 2.2 and
                  later.

                  NOTE: DO NOT put quotes around the result format!

           domain (default: no domain list)
                  This is a list of domain names, paths to files,  or
                  dictionaries.  When specified, only fully qualified
                  search keys with  a  *non-empty*  localpart  and  a
                  matching  domain  are  eligible  for lookup: 'user'
                  lookups, bare domain lookups and "@domain"  lookups
                  are  not  performed.  This can significantly reduce
                  the query load on the MySQL server.
                      domain = postfix.org, hash:/etc/postfix/searchdomains

                  It is best not to use SQL to store the domains eli-
                  gible for SQL lookups.

                  This  parameter  is  available with Postfix 2.2 and
                  later.

                  NOTE: DO NOT define  this  parameter  for  local(8)
                  aliases, because the input keys are always unquali-
                  fied.

           expansion_limit (default: 0)
                  A limit on the  total  number  of  result  elements
                  returned  (as  a  comma separated list) by a lookup
                  against the map.  A setting of  zero  disables  the
                  limit.  Lookups  fail with a temporary error if the
                  limit is exceeded.  Setting the limit to 1  ensures
                  that lookups do not return multiple values.

    OBSOLETE QUERY INTERFACE
           This  section describes an interface that is deprecated as
           of Postfix 2.2. It is replaced by the more  general  query
           interface  described  above.   If  the  query parameter is
           defined, the legacy  parameters  described  here  ignored.
           Please  migrate  to the new interface as the legacy inter-
           face may be removed in a future release.

           The following parameters can be used to fill in  a  SELECT
           template statement of the form:

               SELECT [select_field]
               FROM [table]
               WHERE [where_field] = '%s'
                     [additional_conditions]

           The  specifier %s is replaced by the search string, and is
           escaped so if it contains single quotes or other odd char-
           acters, it will not cause a parse error, or worse, a secu-
           rity problem.

           select_field
                  The SQL "select" parameter. Example:
                      select_field = forw_addr

           table  The SQL "select .. from" table name. Example:
                      table = mxaliases

           where_field
                  The SQL "select .. where" parameter. Example:
                      where_field = alias

           additional_conditions
                  Additional conditions to the SQL query. Example:
                      additional_conditions = AND status = 'paid'

    SEE ALSO
           postmap(1), Postfix lookup table maintenance
           postconf(5), configuration parameters
           ldap_table(5), LDAP lookup tables
           pgsql_table(5), PostgreSQL lookup tables
           sqlite_table(5), SQLite lookup tables

    README FILES
           DATABASE_README, Postfix lookup table overview
           MYSQL_README, Postfix MYSQL client guide

    LICENSE
           The  Secure  Mailer  license must be distributed with this
           software.

    HISTORY
           MySQL support was introduced with Postfix version 1.0.

    AUTHOR(S)
           Original implementation by:
           Scott Cotton, Joshua Marcus
           IC Group, Inc.

           Further enhancements by:
           Liviu Daia
           Institute of Mathematics of the Romanian Academy
           P.O. BOX 1-764
           RO-014700 Bucharest, ROMANIA

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