Michael Dykman wrote: > As most 64 bit libraries declare their 64-bitness clearly int heir > names, I think that there is a very high chance that you have built > yourself a 32-bit database in which case 4G is the limit of the known > universe. > > On 8/14/07, Gu Lei(Tech) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> try: >> uname -a >> to see if your OS is 64bit or not. >>
Regardless of whether it is a 64bit or 32bit OS, if the binary is built as 32bit, it will still be limited. 'file mysqld' will tell you whether it is 32bit or 64bit. And in practice, a 32bit binary is actually limited to around ~2.5-2.7G, rather than a full 4G. Cheers, Mark -- Mark Leith, Senior Support Engineer MySQL AB, Worcester, England, www.mysql.com Are you MySQL certified? www.mysql.com/certification -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]