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: Gzip compression can reduce the size of plain text SQL files by up to 70–90% . This is particularly effective because SQL dumps contain many repetitive strings (like table names and column headers) that compress efficiently.

Its primary "useful feature" is significantly reducing the file size of database exports, making them easier to store and faster to move over networks. Core Benefits core.sql.gz

: Many web-based management tools like phpMyAdmin have strict file size limits for imports. Compressing a large .sql file into a .sql.gz often brings it under these limits, allowing for easy browser-based uploads. : Gzip compression can reduce the size of