[SATLUG] mysql3 to mysql4 database update

[Travis H.]

On Sat, Dec 02, 2006 at 05:59:31AM -0600, Luis Garza wrote:
> I have stopped mysqld and backed up my /var/lib/mysql.
> Question:
> After I have updated my mysql server from mysql3 to mysql4, will my
> database be alright.  Will I still be able to access them without
> problems?
> Is there a conversion process?

Why don't you use mysqldump instead?  It gives you a SQL file
that can be tweaked if you need to, but should load more-or-less
onto SQL databases.  The flat file may come in handy should the
tables ever become corrupted.
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