Disk Space for MySQL Databases in cPanel Show as 0MB
When you upgrade from cPanel 11.24 to 11.25, your users may notice that in cPanel, their MySQL databases show 0MB of disk space used, when they know their databases are much larger. This is due to an...
View ArticleNew cPanel Database Mapping Feature: Is it for You?
It was announced by cPanel on April 14, 2010 that cPanel 11.25.1 will include a new database mapping feature that’s been long requested: the removal of cPanel username prefixes from the database names....
View ArticleRoundcube: MySQL or SQLite?
cPanel 11.25 introduces a new feature: The ability to have RoundCube use SQLite instead of MySQL. After benchmarking resource usage and performance, I’ve come to the conclusion that SQLite is...
View ArticlecPanel 11.25 Cheat Sheet
We’ve developed our first cPanel 11.25 cheat sheet, now available for your downloading pleasure. The sheet is comprised of common file, script, and configuration locations for help at a quick glance....
View ArticleInstalling Custom MySQL Versions
Update 2/14/14: These instructions have been updated to apply to 11.36+. If at all possible, you should use WHM to install MySQL, however, if you need a version of MySQL outside of what they are...
View ArticleRestoring Database Privileges
I’ve seen several cases in the last few months where database users seemingly “disappear” or privileges appear to become invalid when restoring MySQL data or an entire server from raw backups. This...
View ArticleUpgrading MySQL Without Breaking PHP
There’s a dilemma amongst system administrators of high-traffic servers when it comes to doing updates – downtime. Most upgrades on a Linux/cPanel server can be done without interruption, but when it...
View ArticleHow to Change the Location of MySQL on cPanel
There may be some situations where you have to move the location of MySQL, for example, if you’re out of disk space or perhaps looking to host it on another device to increase performance. Whatever the...
View ArticleHow to Convert InnoDB to innodb_file_per_table and Shrink ibdata1
Years ago, MySQL started allowing InnoDB to possess separate tablespace per table instead of a massive unified ibdata1 file. Tablespace is basically a logical storage area that contains table...
View ArticleThis system already has a database owner named X
When attempting to create a user or restore a backup you may see this error: This system already has a database owner named___ To fix this, edit the following files on the system and remove entries...
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