{"id":4702,"date":"2024-03-14T01:49:24","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T01:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-create-an-index-in-mysql-to-improve-query-performance\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T12:04:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T12:04:50","slug":"how-to-create-an-index-in-mysql-to-improve-query-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-create-an-index-in-mysql-to-improve-query-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"MySQL Index: Boost Query Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In MySQL, you can use the CREATE INDEX statement to create an index to improve query performance. Here is an example:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">CREATE<\/span> INDEX idx_lastname <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ON<\/span> customers(last_name);\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>This will create an index named &#8220;idx_lastname&#8221; on the &#8220;last_name&#8221; column in a table named &#8220;customers&#8221;. 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