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The hidden cost of too many indexes in MySQL

The hidden cost of too many indexes in MySQL


Indexes are great, right? They make your queries faster, improve lookups, and are essential to performance tuning.

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Important pre-checks before running pt-online-schema-change to Add/Drop an index in MySQL

Important pre-checks before running pt-online-schema-change to Add/Drop an index in MySQL


When you're working with large MySQL tables in production, making schema changes like adding or dropping indexes can be ...

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The Enigma of Disappearing Disk Space: Why Space Isn't Freed After Deleting Files in Linux?

The Enigma of Disappearing Disk Space: Why Space Isn't Freed After Deleting Files in Linux?


Introduction If you're a Linux user, you might have encountered a perplexing scenario where you delete a large file or ...

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