Hi. On Wed 2002-11-27 at 12:30:05 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi, > I am using Slackware distribution of Linux. Someone > has already installed MySQL binary as well as source > distribution. I would like to un-install that and > reinstall. But I already have the webserver running > where MySQL is the database used. If I un install > MySQL, will I be able to retain the database?
That is distribution-dependend and therefore more of a Slackware issue than a MySQL issue. But you can always copy the data directory beforehand and restore it afterwards. You can find out where the data directory is by mysqladmin variables > I am novice to MySQL, Linux and Webserver. I would appreciate > if anyone can explain me about this. Thanks in advance Bye, Benjamin. -- [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