In the last episode (Dec 22), Steve Rapaport said: > I've got a "Alter table DROP INDEX" that's been running for over 48 > hours now. I'm hoping to load a bunch of tables in a new database > with 22 million records, and then create the indexes afterwards, but > if this creation takes days, I really want to know if it is working > or not, and how far it has progressed. > > Does anyone know how to track the progress of a long Alter Table, or > an indexing op?
The best you can do is go into the database directory and watch the temp table size relative to the original table. -- Dan Nelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php