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yolkthing · #1 08-10-2004, 12:12 PM

Since we started allowing mp3 uploads of users material, the size of our database has been ballooning out of control. Anybody got any ideas? Maybe a way to automatically expire attachments after say, 1 month or even a way to split it so that there is a separate one just for attachments? Our database is now nearly 2 giga in size and is really becoming a big headache. I'd love to be able to trim it down while continuing to allow uploads.

Reeve of shinra · #2 08-10-2004, 12:34 PM

VB3 lets you store attachments in the file system instead of the database. You can find the option somewhere in the admincp.

With a DB of that size though, I would deffinitely back it up first and maybe even shut down the board while you do it just to minimize any chance of errors or issues.

Blam Forumz · #3 08-10-2004, 03:12 PM

Woah, and I thought my DB was big, weighing in at 30 mb :|

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