On Wed, August 18, 2010 4:54 pm, Ben Donohue wrote: > I'm doing a mysql restore to a new server that has a mysql database on > it. As in just installed mysql. > > show databases shows two databases "mysql" and "information_schema". > > My backups from a previous server has many db's including two called > mysql and information_schema. > > Do I have to drop the new server's mysql and information_schema > databases and reload my own or are these not used or needed by mysql or > what are they for? > > Any clues appreciated.
Ben, as a semi literate or perhaps semi illiterate* guess, I'd dump/drop them, and use the 'mysql' and 'information_schema' from old server. *I just browsed both db, most contents in there relates to user's databases -- Voytek -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
