Hello all,
I have a problem on a development machine that somehow got every single mysql program in the /usr/bin directory wiped out (which looks like it was everthing but mysqld).
The server is actually up and running, and the datadir is intact, so it looks like my data is okay. However, I had this set up only with users from localhost, so I can't connect from a client on another machine. It's like I'm trying to reach an island but I don't have a boat. I have an older backup, but would like to try and save the current data. It's not at all critical, so I don't want to go to too much bother - it's just a convenience thing. I only have 4 important MYISAM tables, so my plan is:
1. Shut down server 2. Back up datadir 3. Install MySQL-server and MySQL-client 4. Restore backup to datadir
I'm installing same version over the old from RPM, and planning to just -force the install. My second thought was I could try just forcing the install of client and mysqldump-ing the data before reinstalling the server, which I'm thinking is probably the better way to go. Am I missing any issues or a better way to do this?
Thanks, kgt
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