…to changes that really require table to be rebuilt – adding/dropping columns or indexes, changing data type, converting data to different character set – MySQL…to db1 at this stage. If you’re altering gigabyte size tables, this step may take some time…
Comment: Database problems in MySQL/PHP Applications
…MySQL. Good design will help dictate how many tables are required in order to get the job done. To be good at…ALTER TABLE or OPTIMIZE TABLE > now locks small table for few seconds rather than giant 100GB table…how to create indexes. Foreign key references may add processing time to…

