From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 29 17:57:53 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BD212106566C for ; Wed, 29 Dec 2010 17:57:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lists@galador.org) Received: from mail-iw0-f182.google.com (mail-iw0-f182.google.com [209.85.214.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8A4AC8FC0A for ; Wed, 29 Dec 2010 17:57:53 +0000 (UTC) Received: by iwn39 with SMTP id 39so10508456iwn.13 for ; Wed, 29 Dec 2010 09:57:52 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.231.17.205 with SMTP id t13mr14716906iba.80.1293644089773; Wed, 29 Dec 2010 09:34:49 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.231.158.67 with HTTP; Wed, 29 Dec 2010 09:34:49 -0800 (PST) X-Originating-IP: [159.204.59.22] In-Reply-To: <20101229091021.ff3c09cc.wmoran@potentialtech.com> References: <20101229091021.ff3c09cc.wmoran@potentialtech.com> Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2010 11:34:49 -0600 Message-ID: From: "Bryan H." To: Bill Moran Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Odhiambo Washington , FreeBSD Mailing List , Nerius Landys Subject: Re: MySQL 5.5.7->5.5.8 instructions seem scary X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2010 17:57:53 -0000 Oops, forgot the reply-all. :X Sorry Bill. :) I ran the update two nights ago, and it went rather smoothly for me (updating from the 5.5.7 RC to 5.5.8 GA), but your mileage may vary. Additionally, you can find some general rules for updating your MySQL install here: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.5/en/upgrading.html As the others recommended, backups are critical! On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 8:10 AM, Bill Moran wrote: > In response to Odhiambo Washington : > > > On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 1:57 PM, Nerius Landys > wrote: > > > > > I read this in /usr/ports/UPDATING today: > > > > > > ================================================= > > > 20101227: > > > AFFECTS: users of databases/mysql55-server > > > AUTHOR: ale@FreeBSD.org > > > > > > MySQL 5.5 has been updated to 5.5.8 GA release. Since layout is > > > changed you should remove mysql55-{client/server/scripts} ports > > > before upgrading. The build system is changed too, so expect > > > failures. > > > ================================================= > > > > > > > > > Now that seems pretty scary. Remove all mysql packages from my > system?!?! > > > Expect failures?!?!? > > > > > > I have important data in my current mysql install. > > > > > If there is no reason for you to run it, then keep off. > > Otherwise backup your DB and follow the instructions:-) > > Better yet, make a jail, install the version of MySQL you're currently > using and copy your data over, then practice upgrading in the jail. > Once you have the procedure figured out, you can execute it on the > production system with a high level of confidence. > > -- > Bill Moran > http://www.potentialtech.com > http://people.collaborativefusion.com/~wmoran/ > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >