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Wordpress Mysql database repair error

Posted on July 19, 2014

Wordpress mysql database repair system is not working? Error message:The storage engine for the table doesn’t support repair How can I fix?



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its not an error as in broke its telling you The storage engine for the table doesn’t support repair

What MySql engine are you using for that table? The two main ones are MyISAM and InnoDB Only MyISAM supports mysqlcheck’s repair feature. If you’d like to convert the table from InnoDB to MyISAM, run:

 ALTER TABLE tablename ENGINE=MyISAM;

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