On Tuesday 31 August 2010 18:32:04 Jarry wrote: > Hi, > what is the proper way of updating mysql? I did it as with > any other package, following this sequence: > > emerge --ask --update --deep --newuse world > [ebuild N ] net-misc/curl-7.20.0-r2 USE="idn ipv6 ssl -ares -gnutls > -kerberos -ldap -libssh2 -nss -test" > [ebuild N ] dev-util/cmake-2.8.1-r2 USE="ncurses -emacs -qt4 > -vim-syntax" > [ebuild U ] dev-db/mysql-5.1.50 [5.0.90-r2] USE="-pbxt% -xtradb%" > [ebuild U ] virtual/mysql-5.1 [5.0] > emerge --depclean > revdep-rebuild > /etc/init.d/mysqld stop > /etc/init.d/mysqld start > > But this is apparently not the proper way, because after > restarting the server, apache does not show my web-page > reporting there is no such a database. I checked it with > phpmyadmin, and really, there is absolutely no database > in mysql! > > I quickly restored backup version which I have done just > before trying mysql-update, so my web-site is up and running. > Now I would like to update mysql the right way, I but do not > know how to do it...
Hi Jarry, Some years ago I ran into some similar problem, I can't recall exactly what. Lost in folklore (wiki?) were some instructions to first stop mysql before you update it and I have been following them since. I stop apach & mysql, run the update, dispatch-conf and then restart them both. Haven't had problems since. There may be a better way for doing this - in which case others who know better will hopefully chime in. -- Regards, Mick
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