MySQL on Neat Guy Codinghttps://neatguycoding.com/categories/mysql/Recent content in MySQL on Neat Guy CodingHugo -- gohugo.ioen© 2026 NeatGuyCodingFri, 27 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000Tackling Performance Degradation in Sharded MySQL Tables: Understanding the Root Cause and Solutionshttps://neatguycoding.com/posts/recreate_table/Fri, 27 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://neatguycoding.com/posts/recreate_table/A comprehensive guide to understanding why MySQL queries slow down over time in sharded environments, exploring the underlying causes of storage fragmentation and MVCC-related issues, and providing practical solutions using table rebuilding techniques with OPTIMIZE TABLE for maintaining optimal database performance.