mysql> explain select * from sakila.rental where customer_id = 130 and inventory_id = 3009\G *************************** 1. row *************************** id: 1 select_type: SIMPLE table: rental type: index_merge possible_keys: idx_fk_inventory_id,idx_fk_customer_id key: idx_fk_inventory_id,idx_fk_customer_id key_len: 3,2 ref: NULL rows: 1 Extra: Using intersect(idx_fk_inventory_id,idx_fk_customer_id); Using where 1 row in set (0.00 sec) mysql> notee