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Will OPTIMIZE TABLE have any impact on my data?

I'm having issues with a database that is getting quite slow. The analyzer in phpMyAdmin recommends that I run OPTIMIZE TABLE on my tables. But before doing so, I would (of course) like to know if ...
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extra steps after changing storage engine and adding index

Someone told me to look into his website for quick optimization; I'm a programmer and i don't have much experience optimizing databases. I have a php/MySQL site uses the MyISAM storage engine. It ...
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How much does table size affect performance?

Lets say I have a MyISAM table (amongst other tables) with 2938347 rows. This table is merely being used for logging and doesn't get emptied very often. By not regularly archiving or deleting these ...
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Optimizing table and choosing storage engine

Having the follow MyISAM table: +----------------------+-----------------------+------+-----+---------+-------+ | Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra | ...
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Optimizing MySQL for Read-Only?

We have 14 GB worth of CSV's which total 138 million rows. I imported this into a MySQL table first with InnoDB, and then tried again with MyISAM. In both cases, a simple SELECT on primary key ...