Janet,

I'd give you more detail on how I'd do it but I'm knee deep in an exchange
server migration.  If you go to http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/Backup.html you
can see the methods for backing up and restoring databases.  I always dump
to a text file when I move things around.

Hope this helps
Lisa

----- Original Message -----
From: "Janet L. Cady" <jc(at)epiphanywebdesigns.com>
To: "HWG Servers" <hwg-servers(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 3:14 PM
Subject: MySQL setup on Linux server


> Hi,
> I need some expert assistance with getting a Linux laptop server set up
with
> MySQL.  MySQL is installed, we created a database.  We're trying to
re-create a
> web-based MySQL database that is already in existence.  On the web server,
the
> MySQL server was already set up, so now we don't want to have to re-create
all
> the tables again.
>
> Is there any way to copy the database and tables from the web server to
the
> laptop and ready it for use?
>
> We're using the laptop as a localhost kiosk to duplicate the client's
online web
> store without having to have connectivity, but this project has been a
REAL
> BEAR, and I've got to have it ready for use THIS FRIDAY!
>
> Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Janet
>
>

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