Sunday, May 17, 2009

phpMyAdmin mysql table overhead


If you are using phpmyadmin to manage mysql databases and tables you have probably seen a red figure for overhead in the space usage section in a table's detailed view.

This is a usual thing when you have lot of deletes and updates in your table fields. Think overhead as empty space and mysql want it to be defragmented. You can simply use the Optimize table link to get rid of the overhead.

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