On 26 Nov 2002, at 8:52, Pae Choi wrote: > Q: How come the size of table does not decrease > after deletion?
MySQL will reuse that space when you insert new records. To recover the space, you need to optimize the table: http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/OPTIMIZE_TABLE.html > P.S.: MySQL, SQL, and Query(to clarify that it's not > spam nor OT). -- Keith C. Ivey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Tobacco Documents Online http://tobaccodocuments.org Phone 202-667-6653 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
