Use phpMyAdmin to improve WordPress Performance

Gary Eckstein WordPress 0 , , , , ,

WordPress uses the excellent MySQL databaseWordPress, by default, uses the awesome MySQL Database Management System to manage it’s underlying database and tables. Most popular Webhosts such as Godaddy, Hostgator, Bluehost, Justhost and so on provide a tool called phpMyAdmin which makes managing MySQL databases far more simple than it would be otherwise.

Why Repair and Optimize WordPress Database?

For any number of reasons including normal use, database tables become less efficient or even damaged (although they may continue to function normally). It is therefore a good idea to occasionally optimize database tables and, when necessary, repair tables.

There are a number of WordPress Plugins available that will perform the required optimization and/or repair however it is very simple to perform these activities without using a Plugin.

How to Use phpMyAdmin Repair & Optimize

Here are the steps to Optimize and/or Repair your WordPress MySQL Database tables using phpMyAdmin:

  1. Login to your Webhost hosting account.
  2. Click phpMyAdmin
  3. Select your WordPress database from the dropdown list:
  4. Ensure you are at the Structure tab
  5. Check the tables on which you want to perform actions (or select Check tables having overhead)
  6. At the end of the list of tables there is a drop down list. Select either Optimize table or Repair table. 
  7. All done!