You should add an account the old software/scripts can use to access the new MySQL server. Simply add the account then update the password using the OLD_PASSWORD function.
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/encryption-functions.html#function_old-password On Sun, Jul 19, 2009 at 1:03 PM, Scott Haneda <talkli...@newgeo.com> wrote: > Hello. It is time for some long overdue service consolidation on my end. > > I have a production machine ready to go, running the latest MySql 5 series. > > I have a legacy machine running MySql 4. As you know, version 4 used an > older user account password system. > > I also will be up against some data import/export changes. Specifically I > think the timestamp column changed. > > I want to move the data from 4 to 5. Here is my problem. > > The http server that talks to MySql is ancient, unable to be updated. Http > will remain on this legacy machine talking to MySql, using an equally > ancient scripting language that does not, and can not support the new > password format. This http server does not support MySql, so a local copy is > not an option. > > I believe I will need to set old style passwords. I'm trying to avoid > multiple machines or multiple instances of MySql on the same database > server. > > What are my options? I'll do the work to convert the data. This means > scripting code that displays and formats timestamp data is going to break. I > can dig deep into my long term memory and change the scripting code to solve > the timestamp issues. > > Are there other major issues besides timestamps? All inserts used NOW(), so > I'm ok there. But display of timestamp to the user needs editing. It's > controlled by a function so I should have a pretty easy go. > > But what about the passwords? I hear php 5 will not do old style passwords > at all. So I can not just set old style passwords to accomodate my legacy > systems. Don't really want to either. > > What I would like is to set old style passwords on a per account basis, but > have the default be new methods. I suspect by nature of how this works that > is not possible. > > I'm really trying to consolidate. Yes, I can run a second server, but I > would rather manage and maintain one, giving me the ability to retire a > machine. > -- > Scott > Iphone says hello. > > -- > MySQL General Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql?unsub=joh...@pixelated.net > > -- ----------------------------- Johnny Withers 601.209.4985 joh...@pixelated.net
