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How I deleted 530 million records from a large MySQL database table hitting nearly 200GB

  • 19th January 2021
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  • MySQL, Servers
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Came across the need to perform maintenance on a MySQL database which holds millions of records, we needed to remove all data which was 2+ years old which involved deleting around 530 million records from a very large table, hitting nearly 200GB.
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Automatic MySQL database backups and zipping on windows with a bat file

  • 23rd August 2017
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  • Guides, Tutorials & How To, Hints, Tips & Techniques, MySQL
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Easily backup a windows based MySQL server using a scheduled bat file, including archiving and removal of older backups.
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Repairing damaged or crashed MySQL tables

  • 9th June 2017
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  • Hints, Tips & Techniques, MySQL
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Damaged or crashed MySQL tables due to an unsafe server shut downs, disk space limits or general MySQL failures? Do a find and find and repair on your damaged MySQL tables.
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