InnoDB “The Table is Full” error

Question

I have a MySQL InnoDB table on a RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 server, and after trying to import a database previously backed up using mysqldump I got a \"the table is

Answer 1

We fixed the exact same issue on CentOS on AWS. Contray to what most of the posts indicate, this can be fixed by adding right below the [mysqld] section in your my.cnf file:

innodb_data_file_path=ibdata1:10G:autoextend

Answer 2

Check that the disk the InnoDB data file is stored on isn't full

Answer 3

If I was you I would try actually setting the last part of the innodb_data_file_path command i.e. innodb_data_file_path ibdata1:10M:autoextend:max:3999M

Not specifying the large number can sometimes have it default to unpredicatable numbers.

Not to be too obvious but ensure you restart after making the config change!