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I need to rename one column in 170 tables in a MySQL database and its going really slow. The columns all have an index plus a foreign key on them, would dropping the index/temporarily removing the...
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Welz
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2020-08-24T16:35:09Z (over 4 years ago)
I need to rename one column in 170 tables in a MySQL database and its going really slow. The columns all have an index plus a foreign key on them, **would dropping the index/temporarily removing the foreign key speed up the process?**
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Charlie Brumbaugh
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2020-08-24T15:58:05Z (over 4 years ago)
I need to rename one column in 170 tables in my MySQL database and its going really slow.- The columns all have an index plus a foreign key on them, **would dropping the index/temporarily removing the foreign key speed up the process?**
- I need to rename one column in 170 tables in a MySQL database and its going really slow.
- The columns all have an index plus a foreign key on them, **would dropping the index/temporarily removing the foreign key speed up the process?**
#1: Initial revision
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Charlie Brumbaugh
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2020-08-24T15:30:18Z (over 4 years ago)
Can renaming a MySQL column be sped up by dropping indexes or foreign keys?
I need to rename one column in 170 tables in my MySQL database and its going really slow. The columns all have an index plus a foreign key on them, **would dropping the index/temporarily removing the foreign key speed up the process?**