Hi Mario, MySQL search my.cnf in this order(if I remember well):
1. /etc/my.cnf 2. /basedir/my.cnf 3. /datadir/my.cnf 4. $userhome/my.cnf you have to make sure that you REMOVE ate least /etc/my.cnf from the system try and let me know Claudio 2010/10/15 ml ml <mliebher...@googlemail.com> > Hi Claudio, > > i would like to compile it from source. > > Mario > > > On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 2:08 PM, Claudio Nanni <claudio.na...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > hi, > > do you want to compile or you can use binaries? > > > > Claudio > > > > 2010/10/15 ml ml <mliebher...@googlemail.com> > >> > >> Hello List, > >> > >> how do i install mysql COMPLETLY in a diffrent directory? > >> > >> Right now i am using: > >> ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/mysql-5.1.42 > >> --sysconfdir=/usr/local/mysql-5.1.42/etc > >> > >> BUT, mysql still looks for /etc/my.cnf and for > >> /var/log/mysql/mysql-bin.index ... > >> > >> So what configure options do i need if i want to install mysql > >> seperatly in a folder? > >> Do i also need --datadir? If yes, where sould my data dir be? In > >> /usr/local/mysql-5.1.42/var? > >> > >> Thanks a lot, > >> Mario > >> > >> -- > >> MySQL General Mailing List > >> For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > >> To unsubscribe: > >> http://lists.mysql.com/mysql?unsub=claudio.na...@gmail.com > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Claudio > > > -- Claudio
