That works nicely, you just need to make sure that you set up the second instance on a different port, with different data and log directories etc.
Do you expect many issues from the upgrade? In most cases, an in-place upgrade should work the same or better than the old version :-) ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Martin Mueller" <martinmuel...@northwestern.edu> > To: "MySql" <mysql@lists.mysql.com> > Sent: Wednesday, 20 April, 2016 20:04:57 > Subject: parallel installations of mysql > I am running MySQL 5.6.22 on an iMac as a desktop database. I would like to > install 5.7.12. Can I install it as a parallel and independent instance? And > if so, are there special problems to watch out for? > > > > > > Why would I want to do this? Well, I have a set of databases and tables on the > old installations that have grown over the years. Given the way I work, the > simplest thing would be install the new database and then work through my > existing tables over a number of weeks and transfer stuff as I go along. > That > may not be very professional but it works for me, and it would let me keep the > old along the new, just in case something goes wrong/ > > My friends tell me to use sqlite, and they are probably right since file > management is so much simpler. But I find the many builtin functions of MySQL > very helpful and don't particularly want to learn a new set. > > Martin Mueller > > -- > MySQL General Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql -- Unhappiness is discouraged and will be corrected with kitten pictures. -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql
