 | MySQL SandboxA tool that offers a quick and painless install of side MySQL server in isolation. |
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A tool that offers a quick and painless install of side MySQL server in isolation. MySQL Sandbox is a tool that offers a quick and painless install of side MySQL server in isolation.It can help you to install one or more MySQL servers in isolation, without affecting other serversInstallation:Unpack the necessary MySQL binaries somewhere under your home directory, and give it a convenient name (e.g. /opt/mysql/5.1.10, or $HOME/binaries/5.1.10 )Unpack the distribution package in one empty directory and run the install script. For example:$ ./install.pl -f sandbox.conf --basedir=$HOME/binaries/5.1.10You can create the data directory in two ways:- using mysql_install_db script. In this case, the sandbox will run an additional script to install username and password in the database. install.pl --datadir_from=script- copying from an already existing directory (you need to have the necessary privileges to read fies from the origin) install.pl --datadir_from=dir:/usr/local/mysql/data/mysqlTo see the available options, run ./install.pl --helpUsage:Change directory to the newly created one (default: $HOME/mysql_sandboxVERSION)Start the server./start.shStop the server./start.shuse a client with the sandbox server:./use.sh Requirements: · Linux or FreeBSD operating system · MySQL · Perl · Bash What's New in This Release: · New features include: installation as Perl module, the sandbox tool, a test suite with 200 tests, user defined tests, port checking, ability to install from a source directory and from already installed binaries, moving, copying, preserving and deleting sandboxes, creating hierarchical replication systems.
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