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+<?php
+/* $Id$ */
+// vim: expandtab sw=4 ts=4 sts=4:
+/**
+ * the MEMORY (HEAP) storage engine
+ */
+class PMA_StorageEngine_memory extends PMA_StorageEngine
+{
+    /**
+     * returns array with variable names dedicated to MyISAM storage engine
+     *
+     * @return  array   variable names
+     */
+    function getVariables()
+    {
+        return array(
+            'max_heap_table_size' => array(
+                'type'  => PMA_ENGINE_DETAILS_TYPE_SIZE,
+            ),
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+?>