Can I delete the **Searchindex** Table

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Question: If all moderated users go into this group, both UNDERAGED users and users that are over age 13 who have confirmed their email address... just how do we know which is which? Some of these folks...

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[1] Is it normal for the searchindex to take up such a large percentage of database space when compared to the rest of the database?

[2] Does the searchindex increase in size with each...

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Note: This question is for vB2XX. Would the answer (regarding "emptying" the table) also be the same for vB3XX?

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Looking at my database, the searchindex table takes up 75% of the space the database is using. Can I delete the searchindex table or zero it out in some way so that it starts to recreate itself...

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Just logged on and noticed that if you type

vwbulletin.com/forums rather than just

vwbulletin.com/forum (without the "s") we now get the dreaded...
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It Worked!!!!

Thanks much. I've learned so much from you guys @vB on this board!...

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Nah... couldn't get it to work. I have been tinkering with it though... such as

• after trying the code above I then tried...
  <p class="sig">$post[signature]</p>

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Hoopie, to see exactly where these uninvited guest are at on your board, make sure you have guests enabled...

AdminCP ==> vBulletin options ==> who's online ==> enable...

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Sorry Zachery, I just noticed that my post question is in the vB3 area. Can something similar to this be done for sigs in vB2?...

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Would it be possible to change the link display color for links that appear in signatures of posts on a board without changing the the link colors for all links boardwide?

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Yahoozit....

What about ezboard (ezboard.com) and Yahoo! groups (groups.yahoo.com/group). The Yahoo one would be HUGE if it were possible...

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...but if you copy/pasted the files into the new area rather than downloaded/uploaded them to the new server, a simple copy/pasting mistake like not highlighting some or even just ONE character (something...

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I have gone in and set my default thread displays at 30 days.

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• Admin CP -> Forums & Moderators -> Modify -> {forum name} [edit] -> Default view age -> 30

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Assuming your host-site user control panel does not show you the size of your files(?) how about logging onto your site using TELNET or similar then looking at the various sizes of all of your files....