Hi, The install of MySQL is mainly "only a unpack".
If You make a new folder - ex. C:\mysql02 - and install in this, You have the \data available and can copy to Your first installation, or change You my.ini to use second installation. Best regards Peter WR ----- Original Message ----- From: "chatiman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "chatiman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2004 9:08 PM Subject: Re: MySQL big problem > I have resolved the problem by: > - removing the /var/lib/mysql/mysql folder > - reinstalling the mysql-server package > > Anyway I have no idea of where this can come from. This seems like an > obscure bug > > Is there a way to reinstall a new 'mysql' database without reinstalling the > software ? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "chatiman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2004 8:46 PM > Subject: MySQL big problem > > > > Since today I can only access to 2 databases (instead of 10) : > > mysql -u root > > > show databases shows me only 2 db > > theres 10 in /var/lib/mysql > > > > I suspect that the grant tables are damaged . > > How can I repair them ? > > > > Note that I cannot do > > mysql -u mysql mysql > > which returns access denied to '@localhost' > > > > > > > > > > -- > > 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] > > -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]