https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=389468
--- Comment #7 from nintendoeatsxboxforlu...@gmail.com --- I replaced the dbconfig and was given the below error on startup [3936] digikam.widgets: Breeze icons ressource file found [3936] digikam.general: AlbumWatch use QFileSystemWatcher [3936] digikam.general: Database Parameters: [3936] Type: "QMYSQL" [3936] DB Core Name: "digikam" [3936] DB Thumbs Name: "digikam" [3936] DB Face Name: "digikam" [3936] Connect Options: "" [3936] Host Name: "localhost" [3936] Host port: 3307 [3936] Internal Server: true [3936] Internal Server Path: "E:/DigiDatabase" [3936] Internal Server Serv Cmd: "Z:/digiKam/mariadb-10.2.12-winx64/bin//mysqld.exe" [3936] Internal Server Init Cmd: "Z:/digiKam/mariadb-10.2.12-winx64/bin//mysql_install_db.exe" [3936] Username: "root" [3936] Password: "" [3936] [3936] digikam.databaseserver: Database Parameters: [3936] Type: "QMYSQL" [3936] DB Core Name: "digikam" [3936] DB Thumbs Name: "digikam" [3936] DB Face Name: "digikam" [3936] Connect Options: "" [3936] Host Name: "localhost" [3936] Host port: 3307 [3936] Internal Server: true [3936] Internal Server Path: "E:/DigiDatabase" [3936] Internal Server Serv Cmd: "Z:/digiKam/mariadb-10.2.12-winx64/bin//mysqld.exe" [3936] Internal Server Init Cmd: "Z:/digiKam/mariadb-10.2.12-winx64/bin//mysql_install_db.exe" [3936] Username: "root" [3936] Password: "" [3936] [3936] digikam.databaseserver: Internal Server data path: "E:/DigiDatabase/.mysql.digikam/db_data" [3936] digikam.databaseserver: The mysql configuration was already up-to-date: "C:/Users/Adrian Hall/AppData/Local/digikam/mysql.conf" [3936] digikam.databaseserver: Database server: "Z:/digiKam/mariadb-10.2.12-winx64/bin//mysqld.exe" ("--defaults-file=C:\\Users\\Adrian Hall\\AppData\\Local\\digikam\\mysql.conf", "--datadir=E:\\DigiDatabase\\.mysql.digikam\\db_data", "--skip-networking=0", "--port=3307") [3936] digikam.databaseserver: "Database process exited unexpectedly during initial connection." [3936] digikam.databaseserver: Executable: "Z:/digiKam/mariadb-10.2.12-winx64/bin//mysqld.exe" [3936] digikam.databaseserver: Arguments: "--defaults-file=C:\\Users\\Adrian Hall\\AppData\\Local\\digikam\\mysql.conf, --datadir=E:\\DigiDatabase\\.mysql.digikam\\db_data, --skip-networking=0, --port=3307" [3936] digikam.databaseserver: Stdout: "" [3936] digikam.databaseserver: Stderr: "2018-01-27 8:42:48 4364 [Note] Z:\\digiKam\\mariadb-10.2.12-winx64\\bin\\\\mysqld.exe (mysqld 10.2.12-MariaDB-log) starting as process 10104 ...\r\n2018-01-27 8:42:48 4364 [ERROR] Can't find messagefile 'Z:\\digiKam\\mariadb-10.2.12-winx64\\share\\errmsg.sys'\r\n2018-01-27 8:42:48 4364 [ERROR] Aborting\r\n\r\n" [3936] digikam.databaseserver: Exit code: 1 [3936] digikam.databaseserver: Process error: "Unknown error" [3936] digikam.databaseserver: Cannot start internal database server However, I was able to get in and setup the database again. I found that the entire contents of the MariaDB folder (which I had inside the Digikam folder) had been deleted except for mysqld. I didn't do this and the files are not in my antivirus quarantine, so at present I have no explanation. I re-downloaded MariaDB and placed it outside of the Digikam folder. When I first set the location of mysqld and hit enter it gave me the same error about being able to update db scheme from 8 to 9. I set the location of mysqld again and received no error, but it did not restore the old database. Digikam is currently re-scanning the network drive. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are watching all bug changes.