RE: [PHP] database on CD

2001-09-20 Thread Joseph Bannon
It should be possible, especially if you use Java. But, telling MySQL where the database is located is the trick. Joseph CollegeSucks.com - See PHP in ACTION! -Original Message- Ok, Is this possible and how? I would like to put a mysql database on CD (or something like it). I then

Re: [PHP] database on CD

2001-09-20 Thread Michael A. Peters
One possible solution (I have not tried) is to force a symlink- cd /var/database/mysql ln -sf /mnt/cdrom/path/to/mydatabase mydatabase You would have to make sure the database was for the right platform (a MySQL database created on a sparc64, for example, would not work on a PowerPC) Is there