Conrad, with 1GB RAM you can start table_cache at 512, and yes just add it on the next line in my.cnf: set-variable = table_cache=512. Then on the line after that: set-variable = key_buffer=256M.
Close forums, start and stop MySQL, see what happens. You may need to tweak them up or down depending on the load on your server.
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