EXPLAIN EXTENDED SELECT customer.last_name, address.phone FROM rental INNER JOIN customer ON rental.customer_id = customer.customer_id INNER JOIN address ON customer.address_id = address.address_id WHERE address.phone LIKE '19%'\G *************************** 1. row *************************** id: 1 select_type: SIMPLE table: customer type: ALL possible_keys: PRIMARY,idx_fk_address_id key: NULL key_len: NULL ref: NULL rows: 541 Extra: *************************** 2. row *************************** id: 1 select_type: SIMPLE table: address type: eq_ref possible_keys: PRIMARY key: PRIMARY key_len: 2 ref: sakila.customer.address_id rows: 1 Extra: Using where *************************** 3. row *************************** id: 1 select_type: SIMPLE table: rental type: ref possible_keys: idx_fk_customer_id key: idx_fk_customer_id key_len: 2 ref: sakila.customer.customer_id rows: 13 Extra: Using index 3 rows in set, 1 warning (0.02 sec)