If you notice your site database growing faster than it should, please check the following:
- If you leave the page caching feature turned on, make sure that you have the Expire Page cron running.
Make sure that the Expire Page cron is running at least daily--otherwise every page ever viewed will be cached in the database. Running this cron daily will help to keep the database size small.
- Switch to using a real cron job.
The internal cron jobs won't work well with large databases as it executes them via PHP. On most servers, a PHP script will time out after 30 seconds.
- Try removing, then re-adding, the cron job.
If these suggestions don't help fix your suddenly-large database, please post a message on the main FusionBB website. We'll help you explore other possible causes/solutions.
If you have a larger database, you might also want to check out the "Tips for Large Sites to Keep FusionBB Running Smoothly" topic that has tips and ideas to help keep things running smoothly.
