## A.6 MySQL 8.0 FAQ: Views

[]()A.6.1. [ Where can I find documentation covering MySQL Views? ](faqs-views.html#faq-mysql-where-docs-views)A.6.2. [ Is there a discussion forum for MySQL Views? ](faqs-views.html#faq-mysql-where-views-forum)A.6.3. [ What happens to a view if an underlying table is dropped or renamed? ](faqs-views.html#faq-mysql-where-view-dropped-table)A.6.4. [ Does MySQL 8.0 have table snapshots? ](faqs-views.html#faq-mysql-have-table-snapshots)A.6.5. [ Does MySQL 8.0 have materialized views? ](faqs-views.html#faq-mysql-have-materialized-views)A.6.6. [ Can you insert into views that are based on joins? ](faqs-views.html#faq-mysql-can-insert-joins-views)

|[]()[]()<br/><br/>**A.6.1.**|                                                                                                                      Where can I find documentation covering MySQL Views?                                                                                                                     |
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|                            |                                                                    See [Section 25.5, “Using Views”](views.html).<br/><br/> You may also find the [MySQL User Forums](https://forums.mysql.com/list.php?20) to be helpful.                                                                    |
|[]()[]()<br/><br/>**A.6.2.**|                                                                                                                          Is there a discussion forum for MySQL Views?                                                                                                                         |
|                            |                                                                                                               See the [MySQL User Forums](https://forums.mysql.com/list.php?20).                                                                                                              |
|[]()[]()<br/><br/>**A.6.3.**|                                                                                                              What happens to a view if an underlying table is dropped or renamed?                                                                                                             |
|                            | After a view has been created, it is possible to drop or alter a table or view to which the definition refers. To check a view definition for problems of this kind, use the [`CHECK TABLE`](check-table.html) statement. (See [Section 13.7.3.2, “CHECK TABLE Statement”](check-table.html).)|
|[]()[]()<br/><br/>**A.6.4.**|                                                                                                                              Does MySQL 8.0 have table snapshots?                                                                                                                             |
|                            |                                                                                                                                              No.                                                                                                                                              |
|[]()[]()<br/><br/>**A.6.5.**|                                                                                                                            Does MySQL 8.0 have materialized views?                                                                                                                            |
|                            |                                                                                                                                              No.                                                                                                                                              |
|[]()[]()<br/><br/>**A.6.6.**|                                                                                                                       Can you insert into views that are based on joins?                                                                                                                      |
|                            |                                It is possible, provided that your [`INSERT`](insert.html) statement has a column list that makes it clear there is only one table involved.<br/><br/> You *cannot* insert into multiple tables with a single insert on a view.                                |

