Dear Cecil Yother,
1> You need to get simliar version of Mysql Ready on another New Linux PC.
2> then stop mysql and rename /var/lib/mysql to /var/lib/mysql_new
3> and copy from old HDD /var/lib/mysql to new-Linux PC
4> start mysql you should be able to access mysql with old password
5> take a mysql Dump from this..and then restore it to new-server where you are having new qmail.
- Deepen Dhulla
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1> You need to get simliar version of Mysql Ready on another New Linux PC.
2> then stop mysql and rename /var/lib/mysql to /var/lib/mysql_new
3> and copy from old HDD /var/lib/mysql to new-Linux PC
4> start mysql you should be able to access mysql with old password
5> take a mysql Dump from this..and then restore it to new-server where you are having new qmail.
- Deepen Dhulla
“Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs.”
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On Monday, 07-05-2012 on 23:45 Postmaster wrote:
Did you have a regular dump of your mysql as a backup?
Rgds
Alex
On 07/05/2012 19:49, Cecil Yother, Jr. wrote:I have had to move a server from a colo. The server motherboard was damaged. I need to retrieve the mysql databases and only have access to the hd from another system. Can this be done? If so how?
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