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Originally Posted by wflynn

Ok I deleted the 2 databases that get created and reinstalled the files again and you were right it now only posts one message. Everything seems to be working great except for my sql database. I pruned even deleted my entive newsgroup forum but the size of my sql database doesnt get smaller? Is this normal? If it is normal how can I safely prune the sql database to throw away all the old garbage?

I appreciate all your help and must applaud you on this great script! :squareeyed:

Not sure what size you are referring to. The raw mysql file size? or the mysqldump file size?

MyISAM tables keep the space after deletion. New records will be inserted into the empty spaces. You might like to search Google for
optimize myisam table
and/or
phpmyadmin overhead optimize