How to check the size of MySQL database using phpMyAdmin May 7, 2023

In this article, we will explain how to check the size of a MySQL database using phpMyAdmin.

There are several reasons to check the size of the MySQL database, but monitoring the size of your MySQL database is an important task that can help in resource management, performance optimisation, and legal compliance.

Follow the steps to check the MySQL database using phpMyAdmin:

1. Log in to your cPanel account as the “root user”.
2. Search for the “Database” menu and click on the “phpMyAdmin” option.
   
3. While selecting “PhpMyAdmin,” you need to choose the “Database” whose size you want to check.
   
4. Check out the size column. You may view the size of that Database as shown in the image below at the end of the column.
   

In this way, you can view the size of a MySQL database. For more information on the MySQL database, visit our knowledge base section.

If you want to use SSH to determine the size of the MySQL database, then read this How to Check the Size of MySQL Database using SSH Command Line.