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In this article, you will learn how to check the size of MySQL databases and tables with phpMyAdmin or the MySQL command-line tool, for better monitoring of your databases, managing your storage, and optimising performance.<\/p>\n

Using phpMyAdmin<\/strong><\/h3>\n

You can easily check MySQL database and table sizes through the phpMyAdmin<\/a> interface. Use the steps below to see detailed database storage information.<\/p>\n

1. Log in to your cPanel account.
\nSimple to access and manage your website databases and hosting settings by logging into your cPanel account.<\/p>\n

2. To access and administer your MySQL databases, click phpMyAdmin under the DATABASES section in cPanel.<\/p>\n

\"cPanel<\/p>\n

The phpMyAdmin dashboard opens in a new window, where you can manage and view your databases with ease.<\/p>\n

3. Select the name of the database you want to work on in the left panel and check in phpMyAdmin.<\/p>\n

4. In the right panel, look at the Size column to see how much space each table takes up in the database.<\/p>\n

\"phpmyadmin\"5. Scroll to the bottom of the Size column in phpMyAdmin to get the total database size.<\/p>\n

\"DB\"<\/p>\n

Using the MySQL command-line program<\/strong><\/h4>\n

If you want to see database and table sizes, here are some steps to do this using the MySQL command-line tool.<\/p>\n

1. Log in securely to your server account using SSH to access the command-line interface for database management.<\/p>\n

2. Open a terminal and type the following, replacing \u201cusername\u201d with your actual account username.<\/p>\n

mysql -u username -p<\/span><\/pre>\n
3. When asked, type in your password. After you log in successfully, the mysql> command prompt will show up for the next steps.<\/p>\n
4. At the mysql> prompt, run the command below to view the size of all your databases.<\/p>\n
Bash\r\nSELECT table_schema AS \"Database\", <\/span>\r\nROUND(SUM(data_length + index_length) \/ 1024 \/ 1024, 2) AS \"Size (MB)\" <\/span>\r\nFROM information_schema.TABLES <\/span>\r\nGROUP BY table_schema;<\/span><\/pre>\n
Note: <\/strong>Depending on the number and size of your databases, this command may take a few minutes to finish. Once completed, it displays all databases along with their sizes in megabytes.<\/p>\n
5. At the mysql> prompt, run the command below to view the size of all tables in a specific database. Replace \u201cdatabase_name\u201d with your target database name.<\/p>\n
Bash\r\nSELECT table_name AS \"Table\",<\/span>\r\nROUND(((data_length + index_length) \/ 1024 \/ 1024), 2) AS \"Size (MB)\"<\/span>\r\nFROM information_schema.TABLES<\/span>\r\nWHERE table_schema = \"database_name\"<\/span>\r\nORDER BY (data_length + index_length) DESC;<\/span><\/pre>\n
Note: Once the command completes, it shows all tables with their sizes in megabytes, sorted from largest to smallest.<\/p>\n
In this article, you will learn how to check the size of MySQL databases and tables with phpMyAdmin or the MySQL command-line tool, for better monitoring of your databases, managing…<\/p>\n
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