Standard vs. Log

2003-11-18 Thread Jonathan Rosenberg
I have mysql on linux on two machines. Both version 4.0.16. On one machine, it is reported as 4.0.16-standard and on the other machine it is reported as 4.0.16-log (according to PHPMyAdmin). What is the difference (obviously something with logging) and how can I change from standard to log and v

Moving data files

2003-11-16 Thread Jonathan Rosenberg
Does anyone know of a good step-by-step document demonstrating moving the data files of a 3.23.5x installation (5 databases, each with several tables) to a new partition on the same Linux box. I want to do this before upgrading to MySQL 4. I think I understand how to do it from reading the docs,

Equivalent Function Needed

2003-11-12 Thread Jonathan Rosenberg
I use the following function in Oracle SELECT decode(status,'A','Active','L','Active','Former') FROM Table What it means is: if table column status = A, return "Active", if status=L, return "Active", else return "Former" in the select statement. Decode in mysql has nothing to do with this functio