sql: increase buffer size for imports:
Top answer for improving speed of large inserts:
"If you are adding data to a nonempty table, you can tune the bulk_insert_buffer_size variable to make data insertion even faster."
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Top answer for improving speed of large inserts:
"If you are adding data to a nonempty table, you can tune the bulk_insert_buffer_size variable to make data insertion even faster."