How to get size of a mysql database?
Suppose the target database is called "v3".
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For specific table / specific database size the script provided here will help, the information is calculated from information_schema.tables table, see the detailed answer here http://www.rathishkumar.in/2017/12/how-to-find-database-and-table-size-in-mysql.html – Rathish Kumar B Dec 29 '17 at 12:42
9 Answers
Run this query and you'll probably get what you're looking for:
SELECT table_schema "DB Name",
ROUND(SUM(data_length + index_length) / 1024 / 1024, 1) "DB Size in MB"
FROM information_schema.tables
GROUP BY table_schema;
This query comes from the mysql forums, where there are more comprehensive instructions available.
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this select don't show me all . I tried to check OTRS database and tables with attachment (probably some BLOB field) appear don't calcule correctly... any workaroud? – ceinmart Oct 08 '13 at 14:36
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4Even after I delete most of the data from the tables in the database, the size remains the same – Vidz Aug 08 '14 at 09:05
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2@Vidz are you using InnoDB engine. If you do, you can free space unless you use file_per_table and alter tables. – mandza Nov 01 '14 at 09:32
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5Please keep in mind that this method will not return any of the databases that are completely empty, at least a single table must exist for the database to appear in the result. – v010dya Dec 29 '14 at 19:39
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I found that the statement failed in MySQL (v5.7) without the "as" before the "DB Name" and "DB Size in MB" – thebtm May 05 '16 at 18:07
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17To select from a single database, add this between the `FROM` and `GROUP` line: `where table_schema='DATABASE_NAME'` - replacing `DATABASE_NAME` with your database. – KJ Price Nov 09 '16 at 13:37
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4Note: MySQL Workbench will spit out a `Syntax error: {column title} (double quoted text) is not valid input here.` error. The column titles should be wrapped in tick marks. I.e. `Database Name`. – KareemElashmawy Jul 17 '17 at 22:15
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Add this at the end if you want to filter by size `ORDER BY ROUND(SUM(data_length + index_length) / 1024 / 1024, 1) DESC` – Dexter May 13 '19 at 05:28
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Works perfectly as of May 17th, 2022 - executed in DBeaver on MacOS 12.3.1. – Tom Hood May 17 '22 at 17:16
It can be determined by using following MySQL command
SELECT table_schema AS "Database", SUM(data_length + index_length) / 1024 / 1024 AS "Size (MB)" FROM information_schema.TABLES GROUP BY table_schema
Result
Database Size (MB)
db1 11.75678253
db2 9.53125000
test 50.78547382
Get result in GB
SELECT table_schema AS "Database", SUM(data_length + index_length) / 1024 / 1024 / 1024 AS "Size (GB)" FROM information_schema.TABLES GROUP BY table_schema
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Alternatively, if you are using phpMyAdmin, you can take a look at the sum of the table sizes in the footer of your database structure tab. The actual database size may be slightly over this size, however it appears to be consistent with the table_schema method mentioned above.
Screen-shot :
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Alternatively you can directly jump into data directory and check for combined size of v3.myd, v3. myi and v3. frm files (for myisam) or v3.idb & v3.frm (for innodb).
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2This answer is very specific to storage engine. Answer by @brian-willis is more appropriate. – Manu Manjunath Jun 23 '17 at 09:03
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This will not work if you don't have access (using a cloud service), for example, you are using AWS RDS... – matiaslauriti Apr 08 '22 at 14:38
To get a result in MB:
SELECT
SUM(ROUND(((DATA_LENGTH + INDEX_LENGTH) / 1024 / 1024), 2)) AS "SIZE IN MB"
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES
WHERE
TABLE_SCHEMA = "SCHEMA-NAME";
To get a result in GB:
SELECT
SUM(ROUND(((DATA_LENGTH + INDEX_LENGTH) / 1024 / 1024 / 1024), 2)) AS "SIZE IN GB"
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES
WHERE
TABLE_SCHEMA = "SCHEMA-NAME";
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mysqldiskusage --server=root:MyPassword@localhost pics
+----------+----------------+
| db_name | total |
+----------+----------------+
| pics | 1,179,131,029 |
+----------+----------------+
If not installed, this can be installed by installing the mysql-utils package which should be packaged by most major distributions.
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@angristan - Thanks. I think Oracle is tossing the package. Even an old copy of the utilities will be useful in most situations. – Rick James Jul 27 '20 at 16:19
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1CAUTION: `mysqldiskusage` requires use of unencripted password in command line. Make sure to delete it from history after use. – Poe Dator Nov 03 '20 at 16:51
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In some shells, putting a space in front of the command avoids saving the line in 'history'. – Rick James Nov 03 '20 at 17:35
First login to MySQL using
mysql -u username -p
Command to Display the size of a single Database along with its table in MB.
SELECT table_name AS "Table",
ROUND(((data_length + index_length) / 1024 / 1024), 2) AS "Size (MB)"
FROM information_schema.TABLES
WHERE table_schema = "database_name"
ORDER BY (data_length + index_length) DESC;
Change database_name to your Database
Command to Display all the Databases with its size in MB.
SELECT table_schema AS "Database",
ROUND(SUM(data_length + index_length) / 1024 / 1024, 2) AS "Size (MB)"
FROM information_schema.TABLES
GROUP BY table_schema;
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If you want the list of all database sizes sorted, you can use :
SELECT *
FROM (SELECT table_schema AS `DB Name`,
ROUND(SUM(data_length + index_length) / 1024 / 1024, 1) AS `DB Size in MB`
FROM information_schema.tables
GROUP BY `DB Name`) AS tmp_table
ORDER BY `DB Size in MB` DESC;
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Go into the mysql data directory and run du -h --max-depth=1 | grep databasename
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4ok. but for cloud database servers like RDS, GCP we don't have access to server file system. – Akhil Sep 21 '21 at 06:12
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The file size does not reflect the real database size. In fact, after deleting entries from a table, the file is not shrunk; instead, it contains unallocated space that the engine will reuse by the next occasion. – Apuleius Apr 09 '22 at 17:18