A guide to help you optimize the database via phpMyAdmin in cPanel. Regular database optimization improves your website’s performance on any web hosting plan.
1. Log into your cPanel account.
2. In the Databases section, click on the phpMyAdmin icon.
3. In left side-bar, Click on the expand button to expand the database like “example”.
4. Under your cPanel username, you can see a list of all databases. Select the appropriate database which you want to optimize.
5. Scroll down and mark Check All then click on the Drop-down option and select Optimize tables.
Table successfully optimized.
You have successfully optimized the database. If your database has corrupted tables, see our guide on repairing a MySQL database via phpMyAdmin. For creating new databases, follow our database creation guide. For high-traffic sites that need dedicated database resources, consider our VPS hosting plans.
