Hello Brian, Monday, January 21, 2002, 7:24:42 PM, you wrote:
BT> Hello. I recently installed MySQL and had a few questions BT> in regard to the save directories. I see by default, MySQL BT> saves the files in a /data/ folder on the main hard drive. BT> What I am trying to BT> setup is this: I have two hard drives on my computer. One BT> is the main one where server installation files will be stored. BT> The second one is where data files will be separated and be BT> backed up via a RAID. BT> What would you say is the easy way to edit the MySQL config BT> file to have it save to my second hard drive instead of the BT> main one where MySQL is installed. Would I have to edit the BT> mysql_config file? Any help or suggestions would be great. BT> Ya know.. the ability to switch this around without screwing BT> anything up major :) You should change default directories by editing my.cnf : [mysqld] datadir=path_to_your_dir or you should run mysqld with -h, --datadir=path_to_your_dir -- For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/ This email is sponsored by Ensita.net http://www.ensita.net/ __ ___ ___ ____ __ / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Victoria Reznichenko / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ [EMAIL PROTECTED] /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ MySQL AB / Ensita.net <___/ www.mysql.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
