So if I actually understand you correctly then you just used the rpm UPGRADE to go from 3.23 to 4.0 and then placed the old /var/lib/mysql into the new space. Cheers, Lonnie Cumberland OutStep Technologies Incorporated CELL: 313-333-2935 FAX: 619-639-2888 On Thu, July 7, 2005 15:28, Rakotomandimby Mihamina said: > lonnie@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: >> Hello All, > > > Hi, > > >> I was wondering someone could please tell me if you had any >> problems >> with the upgrade as we already have databases on our MySQL 3.x and >> do not want to lose the data. > > I did it from MySQL 3.23 to MySQL 4.0.20 just by droping the > /var/lib/mysql directory and then it works. > > You can also use the dump method, but the "raw copy" worked for me. > > It was a precious DB, but I tested the method thenI succeded, so > that I > did not try another one anymore :-) > > -- > Miroir de logiciels libres => http://www.etud-orleans.fr > Un Nokia sous Linux, "programmable" en Open Source > http://www.nokia.com/770 , http://www.maemo.org/ > http://www.maemo.org/platform/docs/tutorials/Maemo_tutorial.html > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list >
