   num_items_read int default 0, /*a counter of the number of items read from this feed*/
   last_viewed_at datetime, 
   primary key (feed_url)
-) type=MyISAM;
+) engine=MyISAM default charset=latin1;
 
 create table items (
   guid varchar(255),

  starred_at datetime,
  primary key (feed,guid),
  fulltext (title, text)
) type=MyISAM;

alter table items add index feed (feed(5));


  folder varchar(255), /* folder title */
  last_viewed_at datetime, 
  unique key (feed, folder)
) engine=MyISAM default charset=latin1;

alter table feeds_folders add index folder (folder(5));

