From: Tim Johnson Date: October 31 2012 3:36pm Subject: Re: Dumping drupal databases List-Archive: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql/228548 Message-Id: <20121031153646.GM371@mail.akwebsoft.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii * Johan De Meersman [121031 07:10]: > Tim Johnson wrote: > > >* Ananda Kumar [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 -- Tim tim at tee jay forty nine dot com or akwebsoft dot com http://www.akwebsoft.com