How can indexing affect the performance of database operations in PHP, and what are some strategies to optimize this?

Indexing can significantly improve the performance of database operations in PHP by allowing the database engine to quickly locate the required data. To optimize indexing, you can ensure that the columns frequently used in queries are indexed, avoid indexing columns with low selectivity, and periodically review and optimize existing indexes. 

// Example code for creating an index on a column in a MySQL database using PHP
$servername = "localhost";
$username = "username";
$password = "password";
$dbname = "myDB";

// Create connection
$conn = new mysqli($servername, $username, $password, $dbname);

// Check connection
if ($conn->connect_error) {
  die("Connection failed: " . $conn->connect_error);
}

// Create index on column 'email' in table 'users'
$sql = "CREATE INDEX email_index ON users (email)";
if ($conn->query($sql) === TRUE) {
  echo "Index created successfully";
} else {
  echo "Error creating index: " . $conn->error;
}

// Close connection
$conn->close();

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