mysql> explain select * from (select * from sakila.film_actor where film_id = 1) as x; +----+-------------+------------+------+----------------+----------------+---------+------+------+-------+ | id | select_type | table | type | possible_keys | key | key_len | ref | rows | Extra | +----+-------------+------------+------+----------------+----------------+---------+------+------+-------+ | 1 | PRIMARY | | ALL | NULL | NULL | NULL | NULL | 10 | | | 2 | DERIVED | film_actor | ref | idx_fk_film_id | idx_fk_film_id | 2 | | 10 | | +----+-------------+------------+------+----------------+----------------+---------+------+------+-------+ 2 rows in set (0.01 sec) mysql> notee