On 6 Mar, 15:26, Sarah <sander...@tnc.org> wrote:
> > Is it merely a matter of extracting the s/ware? Am I supposed to just
> > untar over the existing MySQL installation, i.e. into the same
> > directories where the version 4 software lives? Again, sorry to be so
> > stupid, I really have tried to find the answer on my own. Thanks VERY
> > much in advance for your help I will be very grateful to have a firm
> > idea of what I need to do!!
>
> Hi,
>
> Maybe I should ask this a different way. Are these the steps I should
> take to upgrade from 4.1.11 to 5.0.x:
>
> 1. make sure I have dumps for each database including the mysql
> database.
> 2. shutdown MySQL 4.1.11 and rename it/copy it somewhere else
> 3. upload the non-RPM Linux (x86) tar.gz file to the server.
> 4. untar the tar.gz file into the same directories where the 4.1.11
> version is (we're not using the standard directory structure, not my
> decision, sigh).
> 5. start MySQL, login, make sure I can do basic stuff in the
> databases and make sure the user accounts are all still there.
> 6. run mysql_upgrade
> 7. run other CFT's / verify the applications can connect, etc.
>
> The thing that seems sketchy about this is that I assume the 4.1.11
> version gets overwritten, making it difficult to go back to that
> version if something goes wrong with the new version. I would prefer
> to install the new version to a separate directory tree but if I do
> that I'll have to create & upload all the databases and then re-create
> all the user accounts, which seems cumbersome.
>
> I need to get this work done right away. ANY advice very gratefully
> received. THANKS!
>
> Sarah Anderson

What is the problem with following the instructions in the manual?