Hey David,
ibdata1 is the default name of the data file for tables stored using
the InnoDB engine, so it will naturally grow, and depending on the
data set, can get quite large. Hope that's helpful.
Cheers,
Josh
On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 4:45 PM, David Schuster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> As I
As I watch this file grow I am wondering how to clear it. I saw this on a
mysql list, but wanted to get developer insight...
March 2007
Location: Sweden Senior Member
A very cumbersum way:
1.mysqldump all databases
2.Remove the ibdata1 file.
3.Start the mysqld process.
It will now recreate th
