Re: Limit MySQL database sizes
> > Normal filesystem quotas don't work, since the database is owned by
user
> > "MySQL" and not the user him/herself.
>
> You can chown the data files and make sure they're group-writable.
Could you expand on that a bit? You mean make it owned by the user, and
group writable by MySQL?
> > Right now we're using a custom script that just reports any values
over a
> > certain amount, and the possibility to "trim" very large ones, but it
> > would be much better if something like a proper quota could be put on
(eg.
> > 30Mb).
> >
> > Any ideas?
>
> There is no build-in mechanism yet.
Mmm... then how on earth are those "Cpanels" and others doing it?
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