How to Get True Size of MySQL Database?

Question

I would like to know how much space does my MySQL database use, in order to select a web host. I found the command SHOW TABLE STATUS LIKE \'table_name\' so when

Answer 1

If you use phpMyAdmin, it can tell you this information.

Just go to "Databases" (menu on top) and click "Enable Statistics".

You will see something like this:

This will probably lose some accuracy as the sizes go up, but it should be accurate enough for your purposes.