While accessing MySQL tables, most of the user may encounter with the following error message—
"Unexpected end of file"
After this error message, users are not able to access table and stored data in it. Users encounter with such error message when try to run query on the database and after this error message table crashes unexpectedly.
MySQL is the popular relational database management system. It is reliable database management system which stores data in the form of row and columns means tables. MySQL runs as server and provide access to different database connected to it.
It works on different platform like windows and linux. Sometimes occasionally, tables stored in MySQL become inaccessible or unreadable following with some errors. It totally confirms users that, tables are corrupted or damaged. If you have valid backup of those tables then delete corrupted one and replace it with the backup file. Otherwise you need to repair corrupted or damaged table.
The above mention MySQL Error is the outcome of the corruption in the MySQL database table. Corruption takes place due to several reasons like virus attack, improper use of application, improper locking of table, corruption of header etc.
To 'Unexpected End of File' MySQL Error, user need to follow these steps—
- Check your database for corruption error and for this you can use CHECK TABLE command. While using this command make sure that server is running.
CHECK TABLE tablename [options]
Where option are QUICK, FAST, EXTENDED etc. For MyISAM tables, you can alternatively use 'mysqlcheck' or 'myisamchk' utilities.
- If the above check indicates that there is corruption in table then you can use the REPAIR TABLE command with QUICK and EXTENDED like option.
REPAIR TABLE tablename [options]
In case of MyISAM tables, you can also use ‘mysqlcheck' or ‘myisamchk' utilities.
- If conducting this procedure doesnot solve your purpose means doesn't fix corruption issue then check the status of your backup and replace it with the damaged or corrupted one. If you are not having valid and up-to-date backup then you can take help from the MySQL repair software.
This will perfectly repair and recover corrupted or damaged MySQL tables from database. It doesn't make any alteration in the data while repair and recovery. Quite easy to use by database administrator or general users.