Title: Comments suddenly broken – DB Error
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Comments suddenly broken – DB Error

 *  [Harvey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/harvey/)
 * (@harvey)
 * [19 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/comments-suddenly-broken-db-error/)
 * Hello,
 * Suddenly the comments on my blog seem to be broken. They cannot be displayed 
   and are returning a DB Error.
 * The site is here, [http://www.japannewbie.com](http://www.japannewbie.com), and
   the error looks liek this.
 * `
    WordPress database error: [Can't open file: 'wp_comments.MYI' (errno: 144)]
   SELECT comment_author, comment_author_url, comment_ID, comment_post_ID FROM wp_comments
   WHERE comment_approved = '1' ORDER BY comment_date_gmt DESC LIMIT 5
 * WordPress database error: [Can't open file: 'wp_comments.MYI' (errno: 144)]
    
   SELECT COUNT(*) FROM wp_comments WHERE comment_approved = '0'
 * The same comment error pops up everywhere in my board where comments are meant
   to be displayed. Including the sidebar, individual posts, and also in the admin
   control panel.
 * Anyone know how I could get this fixed?
 * I’m not sure if it is a problem with WP or a prob with my database… mysql.
 * Thanks for any help!
 * – Harvey

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 *  [Chris_K](https://wordpress.org/support/users/handysolo/)
 * (@handysolo)
 * [19 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/comments-suddenly-broken-db-error/#post-425843)
 * Contact your host: When you see `errno: xxx` you’re having a MySQL database issue(
   not a WP issue).
 * You might also google for the error. Some of the MySQL errors can be repaired
   with tools like phpMyAdmin. Sometimes. But if in doubt, definitely contact your
   host’s tech support.
 *  Thread Starter [Harvey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/harvey/)
 * (@harvey)
 * [19 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/comments-suddenly-broken-db-error/#post-425849)
 * Hi everyone, quick fix but. I sent the same comment to my ISP, they told me my
   database needed to be repared. I told them the name of the DB that WP was connected
   to by verifying wp-config.php. They ran a repair table command in MYSQL ‘REPAIR
   TABLE wp_comments’, and after that everything was fine.
 * Amazing.
 *  Thread Starter [Harvey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/harvey/)
 * (@harvey)
 * [19 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/comments-suddenly-broken-db-error/#post-426102)
 * Wow, the problems came back again.
    Going to ask my provider to check it out 
   again.
 * Anyone had these problems reoccur on their WP DB before?

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 * Last activity: [19 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/comments-suddenly-broken-db-error/#post-426102)
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