Sql Database Size

[sam fisher]

In my hosts control panel is states the only database I have is 1.4mb. In PHPmyadmin and all the things installed on that database state its only 244kb. Whats up with the huge increase in disk space used by it according to my host? I had to restore the database with PHPmyadmin but I dont see why that should have caused this.

 

[Rico]

it might not include the overhead that the database has - it keeps indexes and extra stuff about your data, for example to make the database faster, and this uses up space.

 

[sam fisher]

oh yeah. thats also what makes my access database huge ot make it look like ive done more work at school