Re: Using symlinks for database creation in mysql

[Baron Schwartz]

Hi,

On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 10:40 AM, Johan De Meersman <vegivamp@stripped> wrote:
> I don't think using a dot is a good idea - that's the table.field separator.

Right.  Even if mysqld didn't complain about the directory name, just
try using a '.' character in an identifier.  It's a syntax error, no
matter how it's quoted, as I recall.  (Shockingly, I don't have a
server available to test this assertion on at the moment.)