create index idx_test_16 on test (f1,f2,f3,f4,f5,f6,f7,f8,f9,f10,f11,f12,f13,f14,f15,f16); create index idx_test_17 on test (f1,f2,f3,f4,f5,f6,f7,f8,f9,f10,f11,f12,f13,f14,f15,f16,f17);
mysql> mysql> create index idx_test_16 on test (f1,f2,f3,f4,f5,f6,f7,f8,f9,f10,f11,f12,f13,f14,f15,f16); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.02 sec) Records: 0 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 0
mysql> create index idx_test_17 on test (f1,f2,f3,f4,f5,f6,f7,f8,f9,f10,f11,f12,f13,f14,f15,f16,f17); ERROR 1070 (42000): Too many key parts specified; max 16 parts allowed mysql>