If they are not owned by mysql, mysqld can't read them.
Chris Bergeron wrote:
> Is there a way I can import data from a mysql using the mysql files?
> They weren't created using mysqldump; they were just copied from another
> directory. For example, I have the files:
>
> databasename/table1.frm
> databasename/table1.MYD
> databasename/table1.MYI
>
> how can I bring these into mysql? Mysql doesn't recognize them. It's
> only seeing user and mysql databases.
>
> Any ideas anyone?
>
>
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