I think you need deal with only these: * Diff my.cnf (set as a parameter to mysqld) * Diff tree for all the data (and reflect this in my.cnf) * Diff port (3306 can't be shared between the instances)
> -----Original Message----- > From: Andrés Tello [mailto:mr.crip...@gmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 8:52 AM > To: Honza Horak > Cc: mysql@lists.mysql.com > Subject: Re: RFE: Allow to use version-specific my.cnf files > > Reads interesting, but... > > Why would you need that? > > I mean... If I run several databases in the same hardware, I use > completely diferent paths for evertying, so I can have atomic, clean > and specific files for each instance/version of the database.... > > I think is much more easy to migrato to another hardware that way, just > copy the instance and you are set... > > > > > > On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 9:23 AM, Honza Horak <hho...@redhat.com> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > PostgreSQL allows to use version-specific configuration files, which > > allows to change some settings only for particular version of DB. > > > > I think a similar enhancement would be nice and usable for > > administrators of MySQL as well. > > > > Please, consider the attached patch as a simple proposal. Any > comments > > are welcome. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Honza > > > > > > -- > > MySQL General Mailing List > > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > > To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > > -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql
