Date: 08/23/07 (Java Web)    Keywords: mysql, sql, spam

I was watching the mysql queries using mytop just before our server went down. In a flash I realized the cause of our persistent server load problem. I have also come up with an elegant solution which I will implement in the next few days. The problem is due to huge spam comment load on my [...]

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