title: myisam_sort_buffer_size vs sort_buffer_size
body: <p>I am MySQL on server with 6GB RAM. I need to know what is the difference between myisam_sort_buffer_size and sort_buffer_size?</p>
  
  <p>I have following size set to them:</p>
  
  <p>myisam_sort_buffer_size = 8M</p>
  
  <p>sort_buffer_size = 256M</p>
  
  <p>Please also mention if these values are fine or need adjustments?</p>
  
  <p>Thanks</p>