there are limitations of course but you could also just do a mysqldump of all the data and re-create the database....
-Don -----Original Message----- From: Gelu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 12:31 PM To: Yvon Darang; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MySQL From Windows to Linux Hi, Yes. 1.You must shutdown mysqld from Windows and from Linux. 2.Copy files from Windows to Linux. ...optional .... shutdown Windows ... for ever.(Ha,ha,ha...just a joke) 3.Change owner of the files to "mysql". 4.Check access permision to files and directory. Anyway, is recomended to use mysql utility administration software. Regards, Gelu _____________________________________________________ G.NET SOFTWARE COMPANY Permanent e-mail address : [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Yvon Darang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 4:04 PM Subject: MySQL From Windows to Linux > Hi everybody. > If I start a database using MySQL for Windows, can I later transfer it to > MySQL for Linux by just copying the database directory. Or will I have redo > it from scratch. What about my odcb connections will they continue to work > without modification on the client side. > > TIA > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
