Hi.
On Wed 2002-11-27 at 12:30:05 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi,
> I am using Slackware distribution of Linux. Someone
> has already installed MySQL binary as well as source
> distribution. I would like to un-install that and
> reinstall. But I already have the webserver running
> where MySQL is the database used. If I un install
> MySQL, will I be able to retain the database?
That is distribution-dependend and therefore more of a Slackware
issue than a MySQL issue. But you can always copy the data
directory beforehand and restore it afterwards.
You can find out where the data directory is by
mysqladmin variables
> I am novice to MySQL, Linux and Webserver. I would appreciate
> if anyone can explain me about this. Thanks in advance
Bye,
Benjamin.
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