> > I would just like to ask a somewhat not so intelligent question. What
> > is the downside of indexing almost all of the fields in a table? Is it
> > advisable?
>
> Indexes have to be built

They also consume disk space, so if you're tight on hard drives, they
might put you over the top.

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