SQL is too BIG

[atmo5ph3r]

hi
my furom has 115000 posts, and that size is over 500MB
why ?
my attachments saved into my host, but why sql size is too big ?

[RS_Jelle]

What about your avatars, profile pictures and signature pictures? Are they stored in the database or in the filesystem?

[CarpHunter]

And don't forget the search indexes. They take up allot of space too.

[atmo5ph3r]

And don't forget the search indexes. They take up allot of space too.
how to clear search indexes?

[Loki12]

Have a look in phpMyAdmin, to see which tables take up the most space. That way, you can concentrate on finding solutions. Nevertheless, for a 100,000+ posts forum, a 500mb database is not extreme. In fact, it's about normal I think.

[atmo5ph3r]

Table Name = Size MB
cronlog = 17.70
post = 116.84
postindex = 52.75
thread = 18.00
word = 19.32
and others, were less than 15MB and bigger than 5MB, like RSSLOG table was 9MB and many more ...

[RS_Jelle]

That's +/- 250MB together. Strange that all those other, small tables together also take 250MB :)

You can prune the cron log and other logs at the "Statistics & Logs" part of the AdminCP.

[sundarmobiles]

rss log table size little bit increased is this needed one?