Hi all I got it - just found another posting that briefly explains how it's done. I gave it a quick try on my workstation and i works (nevertheless i dunno what i shall do with 3 instances of mysql on my workstation lol).
http://lists.mysql.com/mysql/115628 Cheers -Frank > -----Original Message----- > From: Sujay Koduri [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 9:49 AM > To: Frank Fischer; mysql@lists.mysql.com > Subject: RE: Multiple MySQL services running on the same machine > > > I guess you should be able to run multiple instances if you start each > instance on a different port. > > sujay > > -----Original Message----- > From: Frank Fischer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 2:17 PM > To: mysql@lists.mysql.com > Subject: Multiple MySQL services running on the same machine > > Hi all > > i just read some postings related whether it is possible to > run multiple > services of mysql on windows. One posting states, that is's > not possible, > another states that is can be done using mysqld-nt for the > first instance > and mysql-nt-max for the second instance and a third posting > states that > this can be done for mysql >= 4.0.2. > > Is any of this right? And if yes, how do i have to set up the > services? I > guess, i need a my.cnf file for each of the instances, of course using > different datapaths and ports. But how can i install the > mysqld-nt service > multiple times using different service names and refering to different > my.cnf files? > > Thanks a lot for your help! > - Frank > -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
