Tag: InnoDB

Trying to reduce MySQL InnoDB disk usage after major reduction of data

So, two days ago, I tried to shrink my MediaWiki database and it almost worked, except the MySQL process wouldn't shrink along with it. Read More »
By Rowan Rodrik, 8 years ago, on October 24, 2012, at 18:10 | 2 comments

Converting all tables in MySQL DB to InnoDB

#!/bin/bash exit 1 dbname="eorder" echo 'SHOW TABLES;' | mysql $dbname | awk '!/^Tables_in_/ {print "ALTER TABLE `"$0"` ENGINE = InnoDB;"}' | column -t echo 'SHOW TABLES;' | mysql $dbname | awk '!/^Tables_in_/ {print "ALTER TABLE `"$0"` ENGINE = InnoDB;"}' | column -t | mysql $dbname Read More »
By halfgaar, 8 years ago, on October 02, 2012, at 14:10 | 5 comments

MediaWiki problems with MySQL VARBINARY padding

I have been wanting to protect a certain page on my Dutch 15Monkeys wiki for weeks. I could install the ReCaptcha extension already (the best Captcha there is), but it's just that one page that's being spammed. So far, I've been unsuccessful in regaining my Sysop right for that wiki. I need these rights if I'm going to protect these pages. Read More »
By Rowan Rodrik, 1 decade ago, on March 09, 2009, at 14:03 | 2 comments