Importing raw MySQL files
Hi everyone. I used to run mysql on a local server here, which has some databases which are very important to me on it. The server was running mysql on Arch Linux, but unfortunatly this crashed, I was not able to rebuild the operating system but I was able to recover the raw database files off of the hard disk. Is there a way of importing these to my MySQL 3.2 server? (I beleive that Arch Linux was running 5.0). I have tried simply placing them in the mysql database folder but I get errors such as Incorrect information in file: './my0007/ee_pm.frm... when I try and perform any operations in PhpMyAdmin. Any help would be appreciated as I do not want to have to rebuilt the databases from scratch/ Cheers Chris -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe:http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Importing raw MySQL files
Hi Chris, Looks like you may have to either upgrade your current server to the version the Arch Linux was running or install a second temp server of that version, export the databases and then import them into the ver 3.2 server. Personally, I'd look closely at upgrading if at all possible. Regards --- ** _/ ** David Logan *** _/ *** ITO Delivery Specialist - Database *_/* Hewlett-Packard Australia Ltd _/_/_/ _/_/_/ E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _/ _/ _/ _/ Desk: +618 8408 4273 _/ _/ _/_/_/ Mobile: 0417 268 665 *_/ ** ** _/ Postal: 148 Frome Street, _/ ** Adelaide SA 5001 Australia invent --- -Original Message- From: Christopher Beale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, 17 April 2006 7:46 PM To: mysql@lists.mysql.com Subject: Importing raw MySQL files Hi everyone. I used to run mysql on a local server here, which has some databases which are very important to me on it. The server was running mysql on Arch Linux, but unfortunatly this crashed, I was not able to rebuild the operating system but I was able to recover the raw database files off of the hard disk. Is there a way of importing these to my MySQL 3.2 server? (I beleive that Arch Linux was running 5.0). I have tried simply placing them in the mysql database folder but I get errors such as Incorrect information in file: './my0007/ee_pm.frm... when I try and perform any operations in PhpMyAdmin. Any help would be appreciated as I do not want to have to rebuilt the databases from scratch/ Cheers Chris -- 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]
Re: Importing raw MySQL files
Hi everyone. I used to run mysql on a local server here, which has some databases which are very important to me on it. The server was running mysql on Arch Linux, but unfortunatly this crashed, I was not able to rebuild the operating system but I was able to recover the raw database files off of the hard disk. Is there a way of importing these to my MySQL 3.2 server? (I beleive that Arch Linux was running 5.0). I have tried simply placing them in the mysql database folder but I get errors such as Incorrect information in file: './my0007/ee_pm.frm... when I try and perform any operations in PhpMyAdmin. Any help would be appreciated as I do not want to have to rebuilt the databases from scratch/ Cheers Chris Chris, you may be in luck. MySQL MyISAM table files are binary compatible across platforms. That is to say that database table files from Arch Linux will work fine on Mac, Solaris, Windows, etc., without modification. I'm not as familiar with InnoDB tablespaces but they may work as well. Definitely try this with a copy of your files, not the originals. In all likelihood you need to update to at least the same version of the server software you were running on the now-crashed server. In other words, if you update to 5.0.x and place the table files in the proper path, you should be OK. MySQL 3.2 is a very old version and likely simply isn't compatible with tables created in 5.0. If the situation were reversed (you had a 3.2 server that crashed and you wanted to bring the tables into 5.0) that might work fine. Hope this helps, Dan -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe:http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
