MySQL set these configs - binlog_format = ROW - binlog_row_image = FULL - binlog_backup = 1 Query to see which indices are being used on a table ( useful to figure out dropable indices )¶ SELECT OBJECT_NAME AS 'Table', INDEX_NAME AS 'Index', COUNT_FETCH, COUNT_INSERT, COUNT_UPDATE FROM performance_schema.table_io_waits_summary_by_index_usage WHERE OBJECT_NAME = '<table name>';