Syntax\n------\n\nINSTALL PLUGIN [IF NOT EXISTS] plugin_name SONAME 'plugin_library'\n\nDescription\n-----------\n\nThis statement installs an individual plugin from the specified library. To install the whole library (which could be required), use INSTALL SONAME. See also Installing a Plugin.\n\nplugin_name is the name of the plugin as defined in theplugin declaration structure contained in the library file. Plugin names arenot case sensitive. For maximal compatibility, plugin names should be limitedto ASCII letters, digits, and underscore, because they are used in C sourcefiles, shell command lines, M4 and Bourne shell scripts, and SQL environments.\n\nplugin_library is the name of the shared library thatcontains the plugin code. The file name extension can be omitted (which makes the statement look the same on all architectures).\n\nThe shared library must be located in the plugin directory (that is,the directory named by the plugin_dir system variable). The library must be in the plugin directory itself, not in a subdirectory. Bydefault, plugin_dir is plugin directory under the directory named bythe pkglibdir configuration variable, but it can be changed by settingthe value of plugin_dir at server startup. For example, setits value in a my.cnf file:\n\n``ini\n[mariadbd]\nplugin_dir=/path/to/plugin/directory\n`\n\nIf the value of plugin_dir is a relative path name, it istaken to be relative to the base directory (the value of the basedir system variable).\n\nINSTALL PLUGIN adds a line to the mysql.plugin table thatdescribes the plugin. This table contains the plugin name and library filename.\n\nINSTALL PLUGIN causes the server to readoption (my.cnf) files just as during server startup. This enables the plugin topick up any relevant options from those files. It is possible to add pluginoptions to an option file even before loading a plugin (if the loose prefix isused). It is also possible to uninstall a plugin, edit my.cnf, and install theplugin again. Restarting the plugin this way enables it to the new optionvalues without a server restart.\n\nINSTALL PLUGIN also loads and initializes the plugin code tomake the plugin available for use. A plugin is initialized by executing itsinitialization function, which handles any setup that the plugin must performbefore it can be used.\n\nTo use INSTALL PLUGIN, you must have the INSERT privilege for the mysql.plugin table.\n\nAt server startup, the server loads and initializes any plugin that islisted in the mysql.plugin table. This means that a plugin is installedwith INSTALL PLUGIN only once, not every time the serverstarts. Plugin loading at startup does not occur if the server is started withthe --skip-grant-tables option.\n\nWhen the server shuts down, it executes the de-initialization functionfor each plugin that is loaded so that the plugin has a chance toperform any final cleanup.\n\nIf you need to load plugins for a single server startup when the--skip-grant-tables option is given (which tells the servernot to read system tables), use the--plugin-load mariadbd option.\n\nIF NOT EXISTS\n\nWhen the IF NOT EXISTS` clause is used, MariaDB will return a note instead of an error if the specified plugin already exists. See SHOW WARNINGS.\n\nExamples\n--------\n\nINSTALL PLUGIN sphinx SONAME 'ha_sphinx.so';\n\nURL: https://mariadb.com/docs/server/reference/sql-statements/administrative-sql-statements/plugin-sql-statements/install-plugin