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Making Large MySQL Imports Fast

Turn a multi-hour import into minutes with a handful of settings that actually move the needle.

Best‑practice workflow

  • • Disable key and foreign-key checks during the load
  • • Wrap the whole import in a single transaction
  • • Use extended inserts and the mysql CLI, not phpMyAdmin
  • • Give InnoDB a big buffer pool and log file size

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