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Asked: 2026-06-15T13:44:51+00:00

I’m trying to add an index to the Datetime field on my transactions table.

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I’m trying to add an index to the Datetime field on my transactions table.

I’m doing this via PHPMyAdmin, as I don’t have SSH access.

Unfortunately, when I attempt this on transactions, which currently has ~130,000 rows, I get a FastCGI timeout error.

If I create indexes on smaller tables the problem doesn’t happen.

I believe the index is added a while after the script has timed out, but the same issue appears to happen with certain OPTIMIZE commands too, so I’d really like to have it resolved and get PHPMyAdmin working correctly.

What settings do I need to look at – in IIS, PHPMyAdmin, FastCGI and PHP – to allow PHPMyAdmin to run this request in its entirety?

Thanks in advance,

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  1. Editorial Team

    Try installing MySQL Query Browser, free from http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/gui-tools/5.0.html

    It’s been replaced by the new MySQL Workbench software but you can still download it.

    You can run your queries in exactly the same way as phpMyAdmin’s ‘SQL’ tab but without the PHP memory or time limits.

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