Re: q re transferring mysql db from redhat to debian

[Jeremy Zawodny <Jeremy@Zawodny.com>]

On Jul 26, 2004, at 6:21 PM, Shannon R. wrote:

> hello list!
>
>
> i'll be moving from a RedHat server to a Debian server very soon.
> despite the different linux distributions, is it ok to transfer my 
> entire
> mysql database by just copying everything in /var/lib/mysql of the 
> RedHat
>  system to the Debian system?

Assuming the directory structures are similar and you're using only 
MyISAM tables, yes.  With InnoDB, you'd have to deal with the logs as 
well.

Jeremy