Hide or re-enable an index without dropping it.

Section: MySQL index patterns

Toggle index visibility

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ALTER TABLE orders ALTER INDEX idx_orders_coupon_code VISIBLE;
Explanation

This lets you test optimizer behavior before committing to a drop.

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