On Fri, May 10, 2002 at 12:55:39PM +0200, Mark wrote: > How dangerous is OPTIMIZE TABLE? > > I have been reading through the FAQ, and came to the section on OPTIMIZE > TABLE. > > http://www.mysql.com/doc/O/P/OPTIMIZE_TABLE.html > > That has my interest, as my MySQL XOVER database will expire > articles ever so often. But then I read a comment there that > OPTIMIZE TABLE is dangerous, and can corrupt your database. :( Not > what I want, really. The author that gave the warning spoke of > tables with millions of rows. Mine only hold a hundred thousand, or > so, max (closer to ~ 20 - 30 thousand a group). > > I will need OPTIMIZE TABLE, however, as many articles will expire > over time, and I want the empty space reclaimed, of course. So, how > dangerous is OPTIMIZE TABLE, really?
I use it pretty often and have never experienced any problems. Usually when there are problems with data corruption, it is something outside of MySQL (OS or hardware problems). Jeremy -- Jeremy D. Zawodny, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Technical Yahoo - Yahoo Finance Desk: (408) 349-7878 Fax: (408) 349-5454 Cell: (408) 685-5936 MySQL 3.23.47-max: up 92 days, processed 2,398,643,618 queries (301/sec. avg) --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
