William Fry wrote: > I'm trying to relocate the database files for MySQL 4.1 > I've seen two primary techniques for doing this: > 1) create/alter a my.cnf file with 'datadir' set to new location > 2) moving the physical files and creating a symlink in the original location
> It appears that both relocation methods indicated above cause EVERYTHING to > be relocated, i.e. not only the "hard" files, but the socket "file" also. ?! I've relocated datadirs frequently and never seen it affect the location of the socket "file". YMMV! -- Hassan Schroeder ----------------------------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Webtuitive Design === (+1) 408-938-0567 === http://webtuitive.com dream. code. -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
