You could either use mysqldump or just copy the data directory to a safe place.
Also, if you do not need any special build flags, you should use the official MySQL binaries, either the RPM or tarball. They optimized the binaries. -will ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Spahni" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mark Marshall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 10:18 AM Subject: Re: Need Help Upgrading From 4.x to 4.x > On Wed, 19 Nov 2003, Mark Marshall wrote: > > > Hi, everyone. > > > > I have a 4.0.4 beta install of Mysql on Red Hat 7.3. I want to upgrade > > it to 4.0.16, and keep all the data intact. Do I just dump the > > databases (just in case), stop the server, then "./configure, make, make > > install" over top of the old server and start it up again and see what > > happens? > > exactly. The dump is a good idea. Make sure that you compile with the same > options to configure as your 4.0.4 build (everything should go to the same > directory as it was before). This used to be a problem with SuSE > distributions when installing over an old prm installation, because they > used to have a different directory layout. I can't tell you how RedHat did > this. > > Thomas Spahni > > > Thanks, > > Mark > > > > > > As of November 1st, 2003, Brandywine Senior Care's Corporate Office new contact information is: > > > > Brandywine Senior Care, Inc. > > 525 Fellowship Road > > Suite 360 > > Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054 > > (856) 813-2000 Phone > > (856) 813-2020 Fax > > > -- > MySQL General Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
