Re: tmp_disk_tables vs. tmp_tables

2001-03-21 Thread Erik Stephens
There's only one variable that will affect this situation, which is tmp_table_size. I have mine currently set to 16Mb also. However, your usage may be the key here. Are your queries optimised and using indexes in the proper places? Not having queries use indexes is bound to result in temp

Re: Too Many Connections

2001-03-21 Thread Erik Stephens
Since you feel that you should never have more than 15 simultaneous connections at a given time, I don't think modifying max_connections will help. I would first verify that the PHP code is closing the connection. If it isn't, then the connection will stay open until it times out. If you do,

tmp_disk_tables vs. tmp_tables

2001-03-20 Thread Erik Stephens
Hello, We're are a little worried about the ratio of tmp_disk_tables to tmp_tables. We are assuming the created_tmp_tables from `mysqladmin extended-status` represents the total number of temporary tables created and created_tmp_disk_tables from `mysqladmin extended-status` represents the