Jyri Virkki wrote: > sunanda menon wrote: > >> Sriram Natarajan wrote: >> >>> IMO, we need to simply document that users need to set these >>> parameters differently if they want to run these 2 servers concurrently. >>> >> I agree with Sriram ,we shouldn't be changing the default port (3306) >> and socket file (/tmp/mysql.sock) which comes from the upstream source. >> If the user needs to run two different instance they need to change this >> in the configuration file and restart the server. >> This needs to be documented at the right place. >> > > Sounds reasonable to me. MySQL 5.0 is still provided in order to allow > an orderly transition to 5.1. As noted in the 5.1 ARC case, there is a > manual upgrade process, so we can't require an immediate upgrade. > However, the intent is not so much for users to run both, just to make > both available so they can upgrade at their convenience and then switch. > > For the edge case where someone wants to run both concurrently it > should still be possible but manual intervention (e.g. configure > distinct ports and such) is reasonable. Just make sure to document it. > > >
Frank/Jyri , Where is this supposed to be documented for MySQL? Getting Started Guide or such -- Sunanda Menon Database Technology Group BLR03, x87098/91-80-66937098 http://blogs.sun.com/smenon
