my comment form is running this error:

Comment form
MySQL Error: 1016 Can’t open file: ‘pm_security_hashes.MYI’ (errno: 144)
Query: INSERT INTO pm_security_hashes (date, ip_address, hash) VALUES (UNIX_TIMESTAMP(), ‘64.171.121.98’, ‘7c68d99d66df9ba906368386a617aef8’)

MySQL Error: 1016 Can’t open file: ‘pm_security_hashes.MYI’ (errno: 144)
Query: INSERT INTO pm_security_hashes (date, ip_address, hash) VALUES (UNIX_TIMESTAMP(), ‘64.171.121.98’, ‘957580a0e32caac8830a7882ed1de861’)

MySQL Error: 1016 Can’t open file: ‘pm_security_hashes.MYI’ (errno: 144)
Query: INSERT INTO pm_security_hashes (date, ip_address, hash) VALUES (UNIX_TIMESTAMP(), ‘64.171.121.98’, ‘10fcbc7f80812ea1bc758ba5551989de’)

MySQL Error: 1016 Can’t open file: ‘pm_security_hashes.MYI’ (errno: 144)
Query: INSERT INTO pm_security_hashes (date, ip_address, hash) VALUES (UNIX_TIMESTAMP(), ‘64.171.121.98’, ‘63034834d1d4d15bf63e586bba2bf844’)

MySQL Error: 1016 Can’t open file: ‘pm_security_hashes.MYI’ (errno: 144)
Query: INSERT INTO pm_security_hashes (date, ip_address, hash) VALUES (UNIX_TIMESTAMP(), ‘64.171.121.98’, ‘7f978278e97c14f6387dd45a46eeb8e3’)

what do I do?

You’ll need to run a repair on the table pm_security_hashes using something like phpMyAdmin. That will fix theproblem.

hi sue.
thanks, I tried to run a repair but got this error:

#1016 - Can’t open file: ‘pm_security_hashes.MYI’ (errno: 144)

how can I reinstall that?

I was getting this same error on my front page. Using phpMyAdmin to repair the table solved the problem. Thanks for the invaluable advice.

Just to clarify for others, the repair path is: phpMyAdmin Home > Databases > pmachine > Check the box beside pm_security_hashes > Repair table [choose this option from the ‘With selected’ drop-down].

Thanks for the update, even I was facing the same problem