* Johan De Meersman <vegivamp@stripped> [121031 07:10]:
> Tim Johnson <tim@stripped> wrote:
>
> >* Ananda Kumar <anandkl@stripped> [121030 09:48]:
> >> why dont u create a softlink
> > From /opt/local/var/db/mysql5/ to /opt/local/var/db/mysql5/ ???
> >
> > I can try that, but I am doing things to MySQL that I have never
> > done before and I am reluctant to risk clobbering a complex
> > development environment that has nothing to do with drupal.
> > After all, I am just "playing with" drupal.
> >
> > I'd welcome your elaboration or a second opinion.
> If I'm right about the second instance, that will cause the files
> to be opened by both daemons. Which is rather on the bad side of
> things.
Sounds like good judgement on your part. As I have already posted
to the ML, I was "forced" to use the drupal backup_migrate module.
"When in drupal do as the drupals do".
cheers
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Tim
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