Mysql version question

[Thomas E. Dukes]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com 
> [mailto:fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Götz Reinicke
> Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 6:50 AM
> To: For users of Fedora Core releases
> Subject: Re: Mysql version question
> 
> Hi, I downloaded the files I needed ;-) and did a rpm -ivh
> 
> MySQL-shared-compat-4.0.18-0 - for dependencies (e.g. perl, 
> php) MySQL-server-4.0.21-0 MySQL-client-4.0.21-0
> 
> !! I can't remember if I first removed the old mysql 3 rpms 
> rpm -e ... 
> or  did I do that after installing mysql 4 ... ? As usual: 
> Make Backups and a test on a different (server) system.
> 
> I didn't had to run any scripts or patch something, it runs 
> out of the box....and is up and running for a couple of month.
> 
> regards
> 
> götz reinicke
> 

I guess it won't hurt to try.  I can always re-install 3.58 unless 4.0
trashes the existing databases somehow.

Thanks!!


> Thomas E. Dukes wrote:
> 
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com
> >>[mailto:fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Götz Reinicke
> >>Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 2:50 AM
> >>To: For users of Fedora Core releases
> >>Subject: Re: Mysql version question
> >>
> >>Hi, I upgraded a couple of RH/Fedora mysql 3 installations to 4.0.x 
> >>using the rpms from the mysql homepage and had no problems 
> concerning 
> >>the installation. all old databases where used also without 
> a problem.
> >>
> >>regards
> >>
> >>götz reinicke
> >>
> > 
> > Hello,
> > 
> > Can you please outline how you did this?  I have seen where 
> some have 
> > simply done an rpm -Uvh --no deps and things were fine and 
> also read 
> > that need to run some scripts.
> > 
> > Thanks
> > 
> > 
> 
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