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 Create a PHP Redirect (301, 302, and Dynamic Redirect Examples) Connect to SFTP for Shared Hosting Accounts Using FileZilla FTP Basics for Dedicated Servers How to Install Jekyll and Launch a New Site How to Host AI-Prompt Generated Websites on Shared Hosting What is your default PHP.ini file? Getting Started Guide: FTP Configuring your site in WS_FTP Schedule Social Media Posts With Buffer FTP Error – 421 Too Many Connections
