How to Use phpMyAdmin To Optimize a Database Updated on August 16, 2021 by Carrie Smaha 0 Minutes, 46 Seconds to Read Optimizing databases can be important for many reasons, most importantly to speed up the rate in which your database displays results. By optimizing the databases, you can dramatically affect how fast your website loads. Typically, optimization will only produce noticeable results if you have a large database. If your database has tables with over 10,000 rows or is over 500MB in size, it may be beneficial to optimize it. Databases smaller in size my not produce any noticeable results from optimization. Steps to Optimize your database You can log into phpMyAdmin from your cPanel. Click on the database name for your website database located on the left. On the right hand column your tables should be listed. Scroll down till you see the “Check all” link. Click on that link, make sure all database tables are checked and then from the dropdown next to it, select “Optimize table”. This command will not work on all table types. Share this Article Carrie Smaha Senior Manager Marketing Operations Carrie enjoys working on demand generation and product marketing projects that tap into multi-touch campaign design, technical SEO, content marketing, software design, and business operations. More Articles by Carrie Related Articles How to Fix the “550 No Such User Here” Email Error What is Node.js? How to Deploy Websites Generated by AI Builders on Your Server How to Use robots.txt Disallow to Block Crawlers and Protect Site Performance Content Security Policy (CSP) Headers – Complete Reference Guide Troubleshooting SSL Connection Errors: How to Fix HTTPS Issues How to Check and Repair a Database in phpMyAdmin 21 Reasons Your Website is Slow and How to Speed it Up Website Transfer Resources Ensure a Successful Website Transfer
