HELP PLEASE! Repairing Database table

[ijlal]

Hi,

I use Zen-Cart version 1.3.9a

Today a customer informed me that my site is not working. I checked and though I can access the admin part, the who is online option when selected gives the following error on the screen:

145 Table './*****_zc1/zen_whos_online' is marked as crashed and should be repaired
in:
[delete from zen_whos_online where time_last_click < '1327352018' or (time_entry=time_last_click and time_last_click < '1327352678')]
If you were entering information, press the BACK button in your browser and re-check the information you had entered to be sure you left no blank fields.

Kindly advise what to do?

Thanks!

[RescoCCC]

Have you tried logging in to phpMyAdmin and repairing the table?

BTW, it isn't necessary to post the same question in multiple forums.

[ijlal]

Thank you for your reply. I tried phpMyAdmin but the table could not be browsed as phpMyAdmin was showing it as 'in use'. I was not sure what effect 'dropping' the table and then copying a new one from whosonline would have so didn't try that. I later tried repairing the database from control panel and that did the job.

I am sorry for posting the issue in the hacking forum but I was worried if I have finally been hacked.

I would like to know why the problem occurred in the first place? Have I been hacked?

Regards.