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Find the largest (sized by MB) tables in your MySQL database. Especially useful for diagnosing and fixing a bloated WordPress database.
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largest-tables-in-mysql-database.sql
# Find the largest tables in your MySQL database
SELECT
table_name as "Table",
table_rows as "Rows",
data_length as "Length",
index_length as "Index",
round(((data_length + index_length) / 1024 / 1024),2) as "Size (mb)"
FROM information_schema.TABLES
WHERE table_schema = "%%YOURDATABASE%%"
ORDER BY `Size (mb)` DESC
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