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rgds, d34dflowers --- Chris Couture <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 1 - Where does mySQL normally store it's data base > files? > > ***** From what I have seen, it depends on how you > install it. You can > check in the my.ini file and that will let you know > where it is. > > 2 - Can you change the default directory for a data > base? > > ***** Yes, you can change this in the my.ini file. > > 3 - How do you get Linux to search the entire disk > for > a file? > > ***** Do you have any type of shell over linux? > They usually offer some > sort of search. You might want to look at > installing webmin, it makes > it easy to control a lot of things on your linux bot > via a web based > control center. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: tmb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 7:39 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Where are db files ?? > > HELP ! I'm a newbie to both Linux & mySQL. > > I have a simple mySQL sample data base running on a > Red Hat 7.3 machine. > > It was already setup when I got it. > > Now I want to find the data base files that mySQL > creates so I can back them up... and for my > education. > > I can't seem to get Linux to search the entire hard > disk... and I'm really not sure of the data base > file > names... it comes up in a demo web page. > > 1 - Where does mySQL normally store it's data base > files? > > 2 - Can you change the default directory for a data > base? > > 3 - How do you get Linux to search the entire disk > for > a file? > > Thanks for any help... > > tmb > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More > http://faith.yahoo.com > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
