Thanks Shinerweb!
Can you advise how to empty the table? Mine isn’t emptying automatically after a scan.
Hi @karenelated,
Just for some background information, the wfHoover table is used during a scan to temporarily store information about the scan to report back afterwards. It should be truncated at every scan.
If it’s stuck, it’s totally safe to empty it, but you might still need to check your database privileges to ensure Wordfence will be able to clean this as intended in future. On the Wordfence > Tools > Diagnostics page under “MySQL Database version and privileges“, you should be able to see whether your database has all the necessary permissions.
If you’re using MySQL or MariaDB, you should be able to TRUNCATE like this example: https://www.mysqltutorial.org/mysql-truncate-table/
Thanks,
Peter.
hi Peter
thanks for that link! It did empty automatically. I’m moving to a host that allows a 3GB database to allow for the fluctuations.
Karen
No worries @karenelated, best of luck. If you have any Wordfence questions in future by all means start a new topic and we’ll always be happy to help.
Peter.
