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You could do a backup of your database (if you want to save the information) and then wipe out the tables and start over. What do you use to access your MySQL database?
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You could do a backup of your database (if you want to save the information) and then wipe out the tables and start over. What do you use to access your MySQL database?

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Thanks for the link, near the bottom it had something about clearing the cache when you use Base. I tried it and it worked great. 
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Thanks for the link, near the bottom it had something about clearing the cache when you use Base. I tried it and it worked great.

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hi<br />
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other way to do it is enter to the database but you would need to understand which parameters should be used:<br />
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<a href="http://www.snort.org/archive-5-4002.html" rel="ugc">http://www.snort.org/archive-5-4002.html</a>
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hi

other way to do it is enter to the database but you would need to understand which parameters should be used:

http://www.snort.org/archive-5-4002.html [http://www.snort.org/archive-5-4002.html]

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I have a Linux machine setup to run Snort to monitor my network. Its been several months and the number of alerts is huge. Is there a good way to clear out the database? Its using MySql, and I know next to nothing about MySql. 
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I have a Linux machine setup to run Snort to monitor my network. Its been several months and the number of alerts is huge. Is there a good way to clear out the database? Its using MySql, and I know next to nothing about MySql. 

Snort MySql

Linux is a UNIX-like open source operating system with hundreds of distinct distributions, including: Fedora, openSUSE, Ubuntu, Debian, Slackware, Gentoo, CentOS, and Arch Linux. Linux is generally associated with web and database servers, but has become popular in many niche industries and applications.

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MySQL is an open source, relational database management system that runs as a server providing multi-user access to a number of databases. Acquired by Oracle in 2009, it is frequently used in combination with PHP installations, powering most of the WordPress installations.