The FEDERATED storage engine is used to access data in tables of remote databases instead of in local tables.
The FEDERATED storage engine is used to access data in tables of remote databases instead of in local tables.
When using a table with the FEDERATED storage engine, queries which are done on the local server are automatically executed on the remote tables, while no data is stored on the local tables.
Federated storage engine is available since MySQL version 5.0.3.