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Due to some recurring problems with our installation of MySQL we decided to go ahead and upgrade the version to the latest. The database format is backwards compatible, and tests seem to indicate that the existing tables are working well. However, if you use MySQL it is advised that you run this command to upgrade your tables to the latest file version:
Due to some recurring problems with our installation of MySQL we decided to go ahead and upgrade the version to the latest. The database format is backwards compatible, and tests seem to indicate that the existing tables are working well. However, if you use MySQL it is advised that you run this command to upgrade your tables to the latest file version:
ALTER TABLE tbl_name TYPE=MYISAM;

The following links provide more information on changes between versions, and the new ISAM file type.

http://www.mysql.com/doc/U/p/Upgrading-from-3.22.html

http://www.mysql.com/doc/I/S/ISAM.html
Created by vex
Last modified 2005-03-03 04:30 PM

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