2127125, 3:13 PM Optimizing SAL Query Performance: A Comprehensive Guide | by Taran Kaur | Women in Technology | Medium Optimizing SQL Query Performance: A Comprehensive Guide Discover the secrets to SQL query optimization and supercharge your database's performance. x Medium Sign up to discover human stories that deepen your understanding of the world. Free + Membership V_ Distraction-free reading, No ads. Read member-only stories V_ Organize your knowledge with lists and highlights, Support writers you read most Earn money for your writing V_ Tellyour story. Find your audience. 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Read offine with the Medium app htips:iImedium comiwomenintechnology/optimizing-sql-query-performance-s-comprenensive-guide-Scb72098526f zt2127125, 3:13 PM Optimizing SAL Query Performance: A Comprehensive Guide | by Taran Kaur | Women in Technology | Medium Medium Sign up to discover human stories that deepen your understanding of the world. Free + Membership V_ Distraction-free reading. No ads. v_ Read member-only stories VY Organize your knowledge with lists and V Supportwriters you read most highlights. v_ Earn money for your writing v_ Tellyour story, Find your audience. v Listen to audio narrations Y_ Read offline with the Medium app https:iImedium com/womenintechnology/optimizing-sq-query-performance-e-comprehensive-guide-Sch7 2091526 ar2127125, 3:13 PM Optimizing SAL Query Performance: A Comprehensive Guide | by Taran Kaur | Women in Technology | Medium SQL query optimization In the world of managing databases, making SQL queries run efficiently is incredibly important. By optimizing these queries, we can cut down on how long they take to execute, make apps run smoother, and in the end, leave users happier. This article explores different ways and tips to make SQL. queries perform better. Indexing Medium Sign up to discover human stories that deepen your understanding of the world. Free + Membership v_ Distraction-free reading. No ads. v_ Read member-only stories VY Organize your knowledge with lists and V Supportwriters you read most highlights v_ Earn money for your writing v_ Tellyour story, Find your audience. v Listen to audio narrations Y__ Read offline with the Medium app htips:iImedium comiwomenintechnology/optimizing-sql-query-performance-s-comprenensive-guide-Scb72098526f 422127125, 3:13 PM Optimizing SAL Query Performance: A Comprehensive Guide | by Taran Kaur | Women in Technology | Medium Use EXISTS Instead of IN When checking if a value is part of a smaller group, using EXISTS is usually faster than IN. This is because EXISTS lets the database stop looking the moment it finds a matching record, while IN may require going through the whole dataset to gather the smaller group for comparison. In simpler terms, EXISTS speeds things up by ending the search as soon as it finds what it’s looking for. Medium Sign up to discover human stories that deepen your understanding of the world. Free + Membership V_ Distraction-free reading. No ads. v_ Read member-only stories VY Organize your knowledge with lists and V Supportwriters you read most highlights. v_ Earn money for your writing v_ Tellyour story, Find your audience. v Listen to audio narrations VY. Read offine with the Medium app htips:iImedium comiwomenintechnology/optimizing-sql-query-performance-s-comprenensive-guide-Scb72098526f 572ieras, 313 PM Optimizing SOL Query Pactormance: A Comprehensive Guid | by Taran Kaur| Women in Technolgy [Medium By picking the correct data type, you can reduce storage needs and enhance the performance of queries. Example: For a column storing dates, use the pate datatype instead of varcHaR . ALTER TABLE events MODIFY column event_date DATE; Medium Sign up to discover human stories that deepen your understanding of the world. Free + Membership V_ Distraction-free reading, No ads. Read member-only stories V_ Organize your knowledge with lists and highlights, Support writers you read most Earn money for your writing V_ Tellyour story. Find your audience. Listen to audio narrations a Read offline with the Medium app htips:iImedium comiwomenintechnology/optimizing-sql-query-performance-s-comprenensive-guide-Scb72098526f ear2ieras, 313 PM Optimizing SOL Query Pactormance: A Comprehensive Guid | by Taran Kaur| Women in Technolgy [Medium This retrieves 10 products, skipping the first 20, useful for displaying the third page of a paginated list. Avoid SELECT DISTINCT Applying SELECT DISTINCT in your queries can slow things down significantly, especially when working with large amounts of data. This is because the database has to sift through the data to remove any duplicates. A smarter approach is to modify your queries or use indexing to ensure data is unique right from the get-go, avoiding reliance on SELECT DISTINCT. Medium Sign up to discover human stories that deepen your understanding of the world. Free + Membership v_ Distraction-free reading. No ads. v_ Read member-only stories VY Organize your knowledge with lists and V Supportwriters you read most highlights v_ Earn money for your writing v_ Tellyour story, Find your audience. v Listen to audio narrations Y__ Read offline with the Medium app htips:iImedium comiwomenintechnology/optimizing-sql-query-performance-s-comprenensive-guide-Scb72098526f tat2ieras, 313 PM Optimizing SOL Query Pactormance: A Comprehensive Guid | by Taran Kaur| Women in Technolgy [Medium Subqueries provide a versatile method for organizing your queries, but they might slow things down. Whenever possible, it’s better to use joins or temporary tables instead, as this can make your queries run faster. Switching from subqueries to joins or temporary tables is a good strategy to boost performance. Example: Instead of a subquery: Medium Sign up to discover human stories that deepen your understanding of the world. Free + Membership V_ Distraction-free reading. 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No ads. v_ Read member-only stories VY Organize your knowledge with lists and V Supportwriters you read most highlights. v_ Earn money for your writing v_ Tellyour story, Find your audience. v Listen to audio narrations VY. Read offine with the Medium app htips:iImedium comiwomenintechnology/optimizing-sql-query-performance-s-comprenensive-guide-Scb72098526f sar272, 313 PM Optinzing SOL Query Pefamancs:A Comorshensve Gude by Taran Kur Women in Teeholay | Meum In simpler terms, regularly check and tweak your queries using the right tools and techniques. Example: EXPLAIN SELECT * FROM customers WHERE name = 'Smith'; EXPLAIN shows how MySQL executes a query, helping identify potential inefficiencies. Medium Sign up to discover human stories that deepen your understanding of the world. Free + Membership V_ Distraction-free reading, No ads. Read member-only stories V_ Organize your knowledge with lists and highlights, Support writers you read most Earn money for your writing V_ Tellyour story. Find your audience. Listen to audio narrations a Read offline with the Medium app htips:iImedium comiwomenintechnology/optimizing-sql-query-performance-s-comprenensive-guide-Scb72098526f sar2127125, 3:13 PM Optimizing SAL Query Performance: A Comprehensive Guide | by Taran Kaur | Women in Technology | Medium Use INNER JOIN to retrieve orders with corresponding customer information. Use Temp Table Instead of Subqueries Using temporary tables can make complicated queries easier to handle and run faster. They work by dividing operations that involve many subqueries or intricate calculations into simpler, more manageable parts. In short, temporary tables help streamline complex queries. Medium Sign up to discover human stories that deepen your understanding of the world. Free + Membership v_ Distraction-free reading. 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Listen to audio narrations a Read offline with the Medium app htips:iImedium comiwomenintechnology/optimizing-sql-query-performance-s-comprenensive-guide-Scb72098526f 16272127125, 3:13 PM Optimizing SAL Query Performance: A Comprehensive Guide | by Taran Kaur | Women in Technology | Medium database or rethinking the approach to data retrieval. Use the simplest possible joins that get the job done. Example: SELECT * FROM orders 0 JOIN customers c ON o.customer_id = c.id; Use WHERE Instead of HAVING Medium Sign up to discover human stories that deepen your understanding of the world. Free + Membership V_ Distraction-free reading, No ads. Read member-only stories V_ Organize your knowledge with lists and highlights, Support writers you read most Earn money for your writing V_ Tellyour story. Find your audience. Listen to audio narrations a Read offline with the Medium app htips:iImedium comiwomenintechnology/optimizing-sql-query-performance-s-comprenensive-guide-Scb72098526f svar2ieras, 313 PM Optimizing SOL Query Pactormance: A Comprehensive Guid | by Taran Kaur| Women in Technolgy [Medium Queries that include conditions such as NOT IN, NOT EXISTS, or start with wildcards (like using LIKE ‘%text’) tend to run slower. This is because such conditions make it harder to use indexes effectively. By avoiding or limiting the use of these patterns, you can make your queries run faster. In simpler terms, using negative conditions in your queries can make them less efficient. Example: Avoid: Medium Sign up to discover human stories that deepen your understanding of the world. Free + Membership V_ Distraction-free reading. 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Medium Sign up to discover human stories that deepen your understanding of the world. Free + Membership v_ Distraction-free reading. No ads. v_ Read member-only stories VY Organize your knowledge with lists and V Supportwriters you read most highlights v_ Earn money for your writing v_ Tellyour story, Find your audience. v Listen to audio narrations Y__ Read offline with the Medium app htips:iImedium comiwomenintechnology/optimizing-sql-query-performance-s-comprenensive-guide-Scb72098526f s9272ieras, 313 PM Optimizing SOL Query Pactormance: A Comprehensive Guid | by Taran Kaur| Women in Technolgy [Medium Using SELECT * can negatively impact performance because it retrieves all columns from the table, including those not needed for your specific operation. This increases the amount of data processed and transferred. Specify only the necessary columns in your SELECT clause. How do indexes improve SQL query performance? Indexes improve query performance by allowing the database engine to find data without scanning the entire table. They are especially beneficial for queries with WHERE clauses, JOIN operations, and ORDER BY statements. However, keep in mind that excessive indexing can slow down write operations. Medium Sign up to discover human stories that deepen your understanding of the world. Free + Membership v_ Distraction-free reading. 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