Title: wordpress using too much database space
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# wordpress using too much database space

 *  [tuhinbiswas98](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tuhinbiswas98/)
 * (@tuhinbiswas98)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-using-too-much-database-space/)
 * i have some prob :O i got 1 wordpress site on that site i just post embed video
   but prob is my database getting biger and biger with 1 post it add about 2 mb
   to my database but i dont get it coz i just embed video and with evey video i
   put featured image size about 50kb :/ idk what to do :/ and i dont host that
   video on my site i embed it from any other website.. pls help :O

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 *  [leejosepho](https://wordpress.org/support/users/leejosepho/)
 * (@leejosepho)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-using-too-much-database-space/#post-5589790)
 * > my database getting biger and biger
 * There are many possible reasons for that, but anything you upload does not go
   there. WP Clean UP is a plugin I use to clean and optimize my database, and there
   are times when I have no idea why it grows as it does.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/search.php?q=WP+Clean+Up](https://wordpress.org/plugins/search.php?q=WP+Clean+Up)
 *  [iShouvik](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shouvikmukherjee/)
 * (@shouvikmukherjee)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-using-too-much-database-space/#post-5589792)
 * Hello Tuhin,
    Wordpress stores more than just the posts on the database. Apart
   from storing user details, posts, post meta, etc. it also stores the revisions.
   So, the size of your db is likely to grow with time,
 * If you believe that your db is unreasonably large, you could use some plugin 
   like [WP Optimize](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-optimize/).
 * Disclaimer: I haven’t actively used this plugin for a longer period and you need
   to be a bit careful about what you remove. I’d recommend you to take a backup
   of your db before proceeding.
 * I hope it helps.
 * ~ Cheers!
 *  [leejosepho](https://wordpress.org/support/users/leejosepho/)
 * (@leejosepho)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-using-too-much-database-space/#post-5589799)
 * > it also stores the revisions
 * Ah yes, and you can control that and some other things a bit by adding something
   like this above “That’s all, stop editing!” in wp-config.php:
 *     ```
       /**
       ** Various Dashboard Tweaks
       * bridle 'AUTOSAVE_INTERVAL' */
       define('AUTOSAVE_INTERVAL', 300 ); //seconds
       /* limit 'WP_POST_REVISIONS' */
       define( 'WP_POST_REVISIONS', 3 );
       /* enable 'DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT' at Dashboard */
       define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true);
       ```
   

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