> >I always do this:
> >kill -9 `pidof mysqld`
> >cd /usr/local
> >tar cvf /newdrive/var.tar var
> >cd /newdrive
> >tar xvf var.tar
> >cd /usr/local
> >mv var var.old
> >/etc/rc.d/rc.mysql (where rc.mysql is my mysqld startup command)
>
> You don't *really* kill -9 your server as a normal thing to do,
> do you?
>
I don't normally move my databases, Paul. But, I'm sure an
/etc/rc.d/rc.mysql stop would be just as effective. >:)
However, in my early days I did use this method, and, it never caused
any problems. Of course the server only does about 1000 inserts a day,
so, it's not very busy.
Van
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