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Question of the week: Maximum number of tables per MySQL instance.

November 16, 2012
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Peter Zaitsev
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I’ve got the great response to my two previous polls (1,2) so lets continue learning about how we all use MySQL. The question of this week is What is the maximum number of tables per MySQL instance do you use ?

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Peter Laursen
13 years ago

I can have one! Because if I have more I get confused! 🙂

Isn’t the file system the limitation here?

Rolf
Rolf
13 years ago

37k tables, 120k partitions. Wouldn’t # of partitions be a better question?

manish
13 years ago

Hi

i answered 1000-10000, this is just respective to Linux OS, as i know, the mysql tables can be made unlimited, it only depends on OS directory/files limit per folder.

eRadical
13 years ago

~6,100 – MySQL server of a web development company / ~200 websites

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Enough.

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