Bug? #1146 - Table 'xxx.xxxxx' doesn't exist

Question

I am using windows XP. I am creating a table in phpMyAdmin using its built-in create table feature, my database name is ffffd.

It generates the following

Answer 1

As pprakash mentions above, copying the table.frm files AND the ibdata1 file was what worked for me.

In short:

1. Shut your DB explorer client (e.g. Workbench).
2. Stop the MySQL service (Windows host).
3. Make a safe copy of virtually everything!
4. Save a copy of the table file(s) (eg mytable.frm) to the schema data folder (e.g. MySQL Server/data/{yourschema}).
5. Save a copy of the ibdata1 file to the data folder (i.e., MySQL Server/data).
6. Restart the MySQL service.
7. Check that the tables are now accessible, queryable, etc. in your DB explorer client.

After that, all was well. (Don't forget to backup if you have success!)