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03-04-2010, 05:31 AM
I've had vb on my site since 2002. My data usage is 1.39gb and my attachment usage is 1.20gb. My problem is that my host only runs php4 so I can't upgrade to a newer version of vb, but all the hosting companies I've looked at have maximum database sizes of around 200mb (though I saw a godaddy linux plan with a 1gb limit). Oh yeah, I've got to stick with a shared hosting-style plan. I pay for this stuff out of my pocket so the income isn't there to support any kind of dedicated hosting.
Either way, my database is just too large, but I don't know how to shrink it. I REALLY don't want to delete old posts. My forum is one of only 2 that serve a fairly small community and there's alot of accumulated knowledge that would be lost in a purge.
What are my options? Can I split the current database into multiples? Can older posts be archived, but still searchable and have all their info intact including attachments?
HELP! :confused:
Either way, my database is just too large, but I don't know how to shrink it. I REALLY don't want to delete old posts. My forum is one of only 2 that serve a fairly small community and there's alot of accumulated knowledge that would be lost in a purge.
What are my options? Can I split the current database into multiples? Can older posts be archived, but still searchable and have all their info intact including attachments?
HELP! :confused: