Is there a tool for analyzing the request in more detail than EXPLAIN allows? Something like SQL Server Management Studio.
JetProfiler has a good graphical interface for explaining requests and allows you to customize the request in real time.
sqlyog is the best gui tool for querying. And there is a Query Profiler that gives this information when executing a query:
Query Profiler
If you are looking for an interface that lets you see which commands are causing errors, check out mysql workbench. However, if you are looking for a tool to tell you which commands slow your query, check this out .
Take a look at the Percona MySQL toolkit . It contains many useful tools, including test queries in large volumes, and not just one at a time, and a tool for graphically displaying query plans.
Maybe " " Explain MySQL Explanation "> can also help (detailed MySQL EXPLAIN command, forkable on github ).
EXPLAIN