{"id":16901,"date":"2024-02-28T08:19:10","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T08:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/?p=16901"},"modified":"2026-03-06T10:25:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T10:25:46","slug":"how-to-optimise-wordpress-database-with-phpmyadmin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/how-to-optimise-wordpress-database-with-phpmyadmin\/","title":{"rendered":"How to optimise WordPress database with phpMyAdmin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\">This article explains the process of optimising your WordPress database with phpMyAdmin. Optimising your WordPress database with phpMyAdmin can enhance site performance, reduce server load, improve storage efficiency, bolster security, and streamline maintenance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">To manually optimise your WordPress database, you may have to log in through your hosting provider.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Let us follow the steps-<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Log in to cPanel.<\/li>\n<li>Select the \u201cDatabase\u201d tool and click on the \u201cphpMyAdmin\u201d sub-option.<span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16pt;\"><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Snag_66cf2df.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16902 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Snag_66cf2df.png\" alt=\"databases\" width=\"780\" height=\"191\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Select the tables that need to be optimised from the \u201cStructure\u201d tab.<span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Snag_66e1779.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16904 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Snag_66e1779.png\" alt=\"Structure\" width=\"730\" height=\"312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Snag_66e1779.png 730w, https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Snag_66e1779-300x128.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li>You can also choose them by checking the \u201cCheck all\u201d box.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Snag_66e724b.png\" alt=\"check all\" width=\"377\" height=\"72\" \/><\/li>\n<li>After selecting the tables, click on the drop-down arrow as shown below.<\/li>\n<li>Click on the \u201cOptimise table\u201d option.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Snag_66ee27a.png\" alt=\"Optimise WordPress database\" width=\"187\" height=\"328\" \/><\/li>\n<li>You will get a success message as soon as the database is cleaned and optimised.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Snag_66f4357.png\" alt=\"optimised\" width=\"417\" height=\"175\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Was not it useful to you? 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