SOLVED Long-running MySQL queries

[Mugoma]

We are experiencing high load since about 4 days ago.

We realised MySQL seems to be one of the causes.

In particular we're seeing this long-running query:

SELECT TABLE_SCHEMA as DB,SUM(DATA_LENGTH)+SUM(INDEX_LENGTH) AS SPACEUSED from information_schema.ta


This seems to be a query run by cPanel. How can we eliminate it or reduce frequency?

 

[cPanelMichael]

Hello @Mugoma,

You can disable the following option under the SQL tab in WHM >> Tweak Settings to disable this activity:

Use INFORMATION_SCHEMA to acquire MySQL disk usage

Per the option description:

Using INFORMATION_SCHEMA ensures that disk usage by MySQL tables is included in totals. However, enabling this option may cause a significant drop in performance as MySQL may become unresponsive until data collection is complete. Disabling this option causes the system to query the filesystem directly, potentially excluding disk space used by some database tables. Note: If you use a remote MySQL server, you must turn this setting On in order to calculate MySQL disk usage.

Thank you.

 

[Mugoma]

Disabling 'Use INFORMATION_SCHEMA to acquire MySQL disk usage' as suggested solved the problem.

 

[cPanelMichael]

I'm happy to see the issue is now resolved. Thank you for updating us with the outcome.