Hi, I'm trying to learn a little about query optimization.. I have a query that is pretty slow, and was wondering if there is an easy way to speed it up.
mysql> EXPLAIN -> SELECT -> mailfrom, -> sum((msgsize)/1000000) as mb, -> count(id) as count, -> avg(hits) as hits -> FROM email -> GROUP BY mailfrom -> ORDER BY count DESC -> LIMIT 10; +-------+------+---------------+------+---------+------+--------+---------------------------------+ | table | type | possible_keys | key | key_len | ref | rows | Extra | | +-------+------+---------------+------+---------+------+--------+---------------------------------+ | email | ALL | NULL | NULL | NULL | NULL | 343030 | Using temporary; |Using filesort | +-------+------+---------------+------+---------+------+--------+---------------------------------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec) mysql> describe email; +-----------------+---------------------+------+-----+---------------------+----------------+ | Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra | | +-----------------+---------------------+------+-----+---------------------+----------------+ | id | int(12) unsigned | | PRI | NULL | |auto_increment | | datetime | datetime | | MUL | 2003-01-01 00:00:00 | | | | spam | tinyint(1) unsigned | YES | MUL | 0 | | | | virus | tinyint(1) unsigned | YES | MUL | 0 | | | | hits | decimal(5,2) | YES | | 0.00 | | | | msgsize | int(12) | YES | | 0 | | | | mailfrom | varchar(128) | YES | MUL | NULL | | | | rcptto | varchar(128) | YES | MUL | NULL | | | | subject | varchar(128) | YES | MUL | NULL | | | +-----------------+---------------------+------+-----+---------------------+----------------+ runing the query gives takes... mysql> 10 rows in set (46.45 sec) I have indexed everything except hits and msgsize, should I index those also, or will it even matter? TIA! Dallas --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php