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Optimize MySQL Resource Usage

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The tips and suggestions below are possible solutions for optimizing your MySQL database. While these suggestions are intended to help reduce the amount of resources consumed by database queries, they are not guaranteed to resolve resource usage issues for your website. As always, it is recommended that you create a backup before making any changes or adjustments to your website.

Optimize MySQL Database with phpMyAdmin​

We recommend utilizing the Optimize Table feature in phpMyAdmin to improve the performance of your database. How often you should perform this task in phpMyAdmin depends on the size and usage of the database, though most databases will benefit from undergoing this optimization on a yearly basis. For detailed instructions on how to optimize a MySQL database with phpMyAdmin, please see:

  • How to Optimize a MySQL Database with phpMyAdmin

Additional Optimization Tips​

While we are unable to offer direct assistance for the coding required to further optimize a database table, there are a great number of resources available online to assist with database optimization. We recommend:

  • Optimizing MySQL: Queries and Indexes
  • Four Ways to Optimize Your MySQL Database

Note: You may be able to find information more relevant to your particular optimization needs by utilizing a search engine to query something like [Software Name] MySQL indexes.