From: walter harms
Date: October 29 2012 1:54pm
Subject: Re: optimize and tmpfiles
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Am 29.10.2012 13:17, schrieb Reindl Harald:
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> Am 29.10.2012 12:48, schrieb walter harms:
>> hi list,
>> does someone know under what circumstances ''optimize tables'' will
>> create a tmpfile?
> 
> under all if it is MyISAM and for "select id from table order by rand();" too
> 

interessting, i was trying to force it (with optimize) but it did not work.

Is there a way to restrict the maximum size of those tmpfiles ?

re,
 wh