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Hi Stephen Good to hear your very postive notes on Win2K/Coldfusion/MySQL. I'm just setting up, and wondering about some notes in the MySQL documentation: >>>>In the following circumstances you will need to use the MySQL configuration file: 1.The install/data directories are different than the default `c:\mysql' and `c:\mysql\data'. 2. If you want to use one of the these servers: mysqld.exe mysqld-max.exe mysqld-max-nt.exe 3. If you need to tune the server settings. There are two configuration files with the same function: `my.cnf' and `my.ini' file, however please note that only of one these should can used. Both les are plain text. The `my.cnf' file should be created in the root directory of drive C and the `my.ini' file on the WinDir directory e.g: `C:\WINDOWS' or `C:\WINNT'. If your PC uses a boot loader where the C drive isn't the boot drive, then your only option is to use the `my.ini' file. Also note that if you use the WinMySQLAdmin tool, only the `my.ini' file is used. The `\mysql\bin' directory contains a help file with instructions for using this tool. Using notepad.exe, create the configuration file and edit the base section and keys: [mysqld] basedir=the_install_path #e.g. c:/mysql datadir=the_data_path #e.g. c:/mysql/data or d:/mydata/data If the data directory is other than the default `c:\mysql\data', you must cut the whole `\data\mysql' directory and paste it on the your option new directory, e.g.: `d:\mydata\mysql'. If you want to use the InnoDB transactional tables, you need to manually create two new directories to hold the InnoDB data and log les, e.g. `c:\ibdata' and `c:\iblogs'. You will also need to add some extra lines to the configuration file. If you don't want to use InnoDB tables, add the skip-innodb option to the configuration file. Now you are ready to test starting the server.<<<< I have the MySQL database installed under directory drive letter 'E:\MySQL' , the 'E:\' directory being what I use for all my software, and I use my 'D:\' directory for all data. This would seem to suggest that I fall under number 1. of the above circumstances. However, I am finding the following notes (as copied above) from the documentation less than clear. Can you advise or clarify what the correct process is in this case? Mark --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
