Symptoms
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MariaDB service goes down intermittently with errors such as:
# journalctl -u mariadb
localhost mariadbd[1940]:[ERROR] mariadbd: Table './database_name/table_name' is marked as crashed and should be repaired
Cause
The database files from the error have corrupted tables.
Resolution
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Go to Domains > example.com > Databases and click Check and Repair for the required database
Command-line solution
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Linux-based operating systems:
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Execute the below command substituting required table and database:
# mysqlcheck -r database_name table_name -uadmin -p`cat /etc/psa/.psa.shadow`
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Windows-based operating systems
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Open command-line console
cmd.exewith Administrator privileges. -
Execute below command substituting required table and database:
C:>"%plesk_dir%MySQLbinmysqlcheck" -P3306 -uadmin -p -r database_name table_name
If the password is unknown, reset it according to this KB article.
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Not all the storage engines in MySQL database support repair of the tables. If storage engine does not support repair the following message will appear:
The storage engine for the table doesn't support repair
In such a case, follow the instructions provided in the article: How to fix InnoDB corruption cases for the MySQL database?
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