connection node_2; connection node_1; INSTALL PLUGIN ARCHIVE SONAME 'ha_archive.so'; CREATE TABLE t (a CHAR(1)) ENGINE=ARCHIVE; SHOW CREATE TABLE t; Table Create Table t CREATE TABLE `t` ( `a` char(1) DEFAULT NULL ) ENGINE=ARCHIVE DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 COLLATE=latin1_swedish_ci INSERT INTO t VALUES ('A'); UNINSTALL SONAME 'ha_archive'; Warnings: Warning 1620 Plugin is busy and will be uninstalled on shutdown ALTER TABLE t CHANGE COLUMN a a CHAR(2); INSERT INTO t (a) VALUES ('AB'); ERROR 42000: Unknown storage engine 'ARCHIVE' DROP TABLE t;