(How to) repair/optimize large Post table (1Gb), hang using admincp/phpmyadmin

[snakes1100]

1. ssh into server
2. cd to mysql's data dir (or if you know your path)
3a. myisamchk -r /var/log/mysql/dbname/post.* (its possible at this point you may need to use the "-o" option)
3b. myisamchk -o /var/log/mysql/dbname/post.*
4. You may need to do a -r option after the -o run.