It depends on what version of MySQL you are running. MyISAM tables will
move across platforms fine, but ISAM tables will not. You could always
choose the failsafe and use mysqldump to dump the contents of your
database into a file, and then use that to reload the contents on the new
machine.
John Barton
Unix Systems Administrator
Primary Networks, Inc.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Mon, 9 Apr 2001, Mat Murdock wrote:
> We will be moving our MySql databases from a Winnt server to a linux server. Can I
>just copy the data files from one machine to the other? If not then how should I do
>it?
>
> Mat Murdock
>
> ____________________
> Your mouse has moved. Windows must be restarted for the change to take
> effect. Reboot now? [ OK ]
>
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