On Wed, Dec 05, 2001 at 04:28:58PM -0500, David Hudgins wrote: : For some reason the binary install install of mysql on redhat linux is : putting the database files in /var/lib/mysql instead of : /usr/local/mysql/data. The data dir is present and holds mysql and test : databases, but when we populated the data base the new databases where put : into /var/lib/mysql. Will this cause problems? If so how can we change the : default data directory to /usr/local/mysql/data? Any assistance would be : greatly appreciated. Please reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks very much.
That's just how redhat does things. They're crazy like that. They also have more money than you or I, so they can do what they please. You should have an /etc/my.cnf file. You can edit the location of various files/directories in that file. * Philip Molter * Texas.net Internet * http://www.texas.net/ * [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
