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DivisionByZero · #2 04-10-2007, 10:41 PM

to do a test run, just dump your database, create a new database using the dump file, and upgrade it to 3.6.5.

If 35mb of "space" is a factor in determining your hosting costs, i can only assume you're on a shared hosting plan somewhere.

There's many different things you can do to minimize your database size. One of the main responsibilities of a bulletin board administrator is to minimize the workload of the database server. Thus, for starters, if your attachments, avatars and profile pics are being served from the database, you can move them to the filesystem. You can also elect to prune really old threads that nobody visits or replies to anymore, and so on.

What are your hosting plan specs, if i may ask?

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