[mythtv-users] Repair mysql tables after power failure?

David Brodbeck gull at gull.us
Tue Oct 2 19:16:44 UTC 2007


On Oct 2, 2007, at 8:59 AM, MythTV wrote:
> Look in the contrib directory at optimize_mythdb.pl.  It will  
> repair and
> optimize your myth tables.  Many people run it from cron nightly.

If you do this, try to run it during a time when there are no ongoing  
recordings.  It locks the tables for a prolonged period of time,  
which can cause problems.





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