use MyISAM for tables. 
convert tables by going into mysql and:
 ALTER TABLE table-name TYPE = MYISAM;

run:
   /usr/local/bin/mysqlcheck -Aao -u root  
 every night to optimize tables


<Presence> proper way to do permissions for a user on localhost for a specific database in MySQL?
<Presence> vs my oldass way
<joseph> GRANT ALL ON faggots.* to 'faggots'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'jizzinbutt'