Martin Waller wrote:
Hi,
I'm using MySQL 4.1 on Etch and have a database (that I created) on
another machine (still Sarge) that I want to transfer to the other
before upgrading to etch on that machine also. Where should I look to
find out how to do this? Is it just a matter of locating the database
and copying or is it more subtle? Are there any security considerations?
On the security note, I'd also like to be able to access the database
from other machines but am unable as by default remote access to the
server isn't allowed - again, where should I be looking for
information on how to change this?
The MySQL docs are pretty daunting for a database newby, and I was
hoping there'd be some debian-specific documentation somewhere...
Thanks if anyone can help point me to the relevant information source,
Martin
Martin,
Try using mysqldump to move the databases. The general syntax is
something like this:
mysqldump mydatabase > mydatabase.sql
Where "mydatabase" is the name of the database you are dumping. Note
that you may need to use the -u and/or -p options if you need to provide
a username or password.
After you have transferred this file to the other machine, create a
database on that machine with the same name, then run:
mysql mydatabase < mydatabase.sql
Again, substitute "mydatabase" for the actual database name.
I don't run MySQL from the Debian package, so I'm not sure about the
remote connection issue.