Hi,
Some time ago i've read that we shouldn't use myisamchk while the mysql
server was running. Now, i don't find where in the manual says something
about it.
I think you should do a "FLUSH TABLES" and ensure that no one touches
the tables (including mysqld) before using myisamchk.
Coudn't you use
Since the http://lists.mysql.com/ archives site is down, I'll have to
ask this question without the benifit of the archives...
I have a (very large) Perl script that has a bad tendency to cause the
following warning from myisamchk:
myisamchk: MyISAM file /var/lib/mysql//table_name.MYI
myisa