Yeah,
Try adding an index to idtxt, that should speed the query in your example.
Just keep adding indexes to columns commonly used in your where clause.
> Hi,
>
> I'm handling a database which has about 2 million records.
>
> When I execute a query such as: "select * from megasize where
> idtxt='hello';"
> It takes approximately 8 seconds to get the records...
> I've got a quite fast computer and I wondered if there was a way to increase
> the speed of the query and bring it to 2 or 3 seconds?
>
> If yes, please tell me how to do it...
>
> Regards,
>
> SK
>
>
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