{"id":6023,"date":"2023-02-17T18:34:02","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T13:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/?p=6023"},"modified":"2023-02-17T18:34:02","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T13:04:02","slug":"mysql-set-cache-size","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/mysql-set-cache-size\/","title":{"rendered":"MySQL: Set Cache Size"},"content":{"rendered":"

In MySQL, you can set the cache size for different types of caches to improve performance. Here are the steps to set the cache size:<\/p>\n

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  1. Open the MySQL configuration file my.cnf<\/code> in a text editor.\n
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    sudo nano \/etc\/my.cnf
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  2. Find the section for the cache you want to set the size for. For example, the key_buffer_size<\/code> parameter is used to set the size of the key buffer cache.\n
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    [mysqld<\/span>]
    \nkey_buffer_size = 256<\/span>M
    \n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  3. Set the cache size by specifying the amount of memory in bytes, kilobytes, megabytes, or gigabytes. In the example above, the key buffer cache size is set to 256 megabytes.<\/li>\n
  4. Save the my.cnf<\/code> file and restart the MySQL server for the changes to take effect.\n
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    sudo systemctl restart mysql
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    Here are some other caches that can be set in the my.cnf<\/code> file:<\/p>\n