Are you able to Save As mysql with the new server? Also have a look in the trace file and see what it says, often it will give more information in the case of db problems.
Colin On Sat, 17 Nov 2018 at 22:07, Peter Holck <pholck.bas...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I recently installed an updated version of MySQL Server (8.13) on my > machine. I have an established GnuCash database under an instance of MySQL > 5.6. I copied all GnCash db/tables from that older version of MySQL to an > identically named database/tables in MySQL 8.13. > > How do I get the GnuCash API to connect to my new instance of MySQL (8.13) > ? If I stop my older MySQL 5.6 service and just have my MySQL 8.13 running, > and then attempt to start GnuCash it asks for username and password (also > identical for the two different MySQL versions) but then gives the standard > error that the server encountered bad or corrupt data. > > Thanks in advance. > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.