Re: [phpGroupWare-developers] Upgrading MySQL phpgroupware

[Alejandro Borges]

If the backup is correctly made (this means it has been taken when the database 
is down!), you should only need to copy all the files to the correct directory 
and boom.

Other posibilities are the mysqldump utilities and such that should be able to 
dump   the database in SQL 
----- "Chris Weiss" <address@hidden> escribió:
> well, you'll need to figure out how to make mysql recognize them,
> I've
> done it before but I don't rememebr what the trick was.  someone on
> this list might know, but your best bet is to ask mysql people.
> quickest might be irc://chat.freenode.net/#mysql
> 
> btw, a better way to backup mysql might be with mysqldump.
> 
> On 2/12/07, Ian West <address@hidden> wrote:
> >
> >
> >  :cry: I have recently been installing phpgroupware, on a new
> machine after the harddrive failed an old machine.
> >
> > I was making regular backup of the mysql/var directory so I have all
> the old MYI and MYD files, from the old installation of phpgroupware.
> >
> > Is there a way to use these old database files to re-create the user
> list and calendar in particular?
> >
> > Should this be done within sql or is there a simpler method.  I
> figured a simple copy paste of the files might suffice, but am
> mistaken as the database becomes corrupt.
> >
> > I don't know what version mysql or phpgroupware I used in the old
> installation, however I now use phpgroupware 0.9.16.011 and mysql
> 4.1.22
> >
> > Does phpgroupware have a documented upgrade path when installing a
> new version over an old version? .
> >
> > Sent from the phpGroupWare forums @ forums.phpGroupWare.org
> >
> >
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