If you have enough disk space, create a temporary table with the four new columns. Insert into this table selecting records from the original table. Finally rename the tables.
Hope this helps. Regards, S.Mugunthan -----Original Message----- From: Ehrwin Mina [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 12:35 PM To: Helen M Hudson; MySQL List Subject: Re: adding columns to a large table At 12:53 PM 9/25/2006, Helen M Hudson wrote: >I have a table with about 3million rows and I'm having trouble >altering it to add 4 more columns. I'm using the MySQL >Administrator and I've left it more than 24hours and its still not >finished. I was going to try using a login to the console next, but >is there a better way? Any advice much appreciated! >Helen >-- >MySQL General Mailing List >For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql >To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Hi Helen, I would like to know what type of engine your using in mysql? Is it mysisam or innodb? thank you, Ehrwin C. Mina -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ********** DISCLAIMER ********** Information contained and transmitted by this E-MAIL is proprietary to Sify Limited and is intended for use only by the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If this is a forwarded message, the content of this E-MAIL may not have been sent with the authority of the Company. If you are not the intended recipient, an agent of the intended recipient or a person responsible for delivering the information to the named recipient, you are notified that any use, distribution, transmission, printing, copying or dissemination of this information in any way or in any manner is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please delete this mail & notify us immediately at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Watch the latest updates on Mumbai, with video coverage of news, events, Bollywood, live darshan from Siddhivinayak temple and more, only on www.mumbailive.in Watch the hottest videos from Bollywood, Fashion, News and more only on www.sifymax.com -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
