On Wed, 5 Feb 2003 08:50:11 -0400, Nelson D. Guerrero wrote: >Hello, > >This is may be a FAQ by now, but I can't seem to find a straight >answer. >I'm currently using Qmail + Vpopmail with no problems at all. Now, I >want to add MySQL support to vpopmail without having the fear that >all >my files will get damaged. > >I got 2 questions for you guys. > >1) What do I have to do in order to add MySQL support? >a) Do I simply re-./configure and re-make? >b) Is it a fresh install? > >2) What files do I have to backup in order to preserve all my domains >intact in case something fails? > >It's a really big machine running a little over 500 virtual hosts >and I >don't want to screw this up, I'm in the process of installing an >exact >machine to be a test server or backup server in case something goes >wrong. > >
You will need to recompile vpopmail and follow the instructions in the README.mysql file carefully. I can say with a good degree of certainty that your mail accounts will remain unaffected. But as always, a backup is a good idea. I have done this several times with no problems. Lets say you have the standard install for vpopmail, as I did, using cdbs to store account info, you would run the following command after your created your mysql database: ~vpopmail/bin/vconvert -c -m domain1..domain2..etc or don't specify a domain name to do all. This then takes all your accounts and migrates them for you. HTH -- Gary Stewart, [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 05/02/2003
