Jeremy Zawodny <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > 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.
Surely using mysqldump(1) would be safer, especially if the MySQL versions are different. -- You win again, gravity! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
