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Wednesday, April 28, 2010
If you're new to mysql, you're going to try:
select count(*) from table_name;
Using that count() is resource intensive, it basically has to iterate over everything. If you have a large table that can take a while, and cause real problems.
There's a better way.
select table_rows from information_schema.tables where table_name='table_name';
That gets the count that mysql uses to keep track of that table internally. There are some caveats - it may not always be 100% up to date depending on your configuration, etc. But it sure beats hosing your server.
[ 4/28/2010 04:23:00 PM ] [
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