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Reinstall MySql but keep database tables and data

Please help! There are server issues and MySql is no longer running on our server (Ubuntu). The service is not recognized and needs to be reinstalled. Unfortunately, the database has not been ...
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MySQL Installation error: Unable to update security settings

I tried to configure MySQL server 5.5 on Windows and this is what I get mysql-server-5.5-winx64:56 - Attempting to update security settings. mysql-server-5.5-winx64:100 - Unable to update security ...
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Can we back up mysql databases by copying files?

I tried to reinstall mysql on my machine, but it keeps failing. Everytime it fails, it does this locking and that locking and future effort would fail again. Finally I decided to do truly clean ...
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How do you set the MySQL password on Mac OS X?

I've downloaded mysql 5.25 on mac os x Lion (10.7.4). I just tried setting my password in the usual way, however I'm getting an access denied error which is odd: [user@Macintosh:~] #mysqladmin -uroot ...
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why can I only install MySQL 5.1 on cent OS 6.2?

I had Ubuntu 10.10 on my server and MySQL 5.1 version. But since i wanted to update the system, I installed a fresh version of Cent OS 6 only so I could install the latest version of MySQL. But after ...
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mysql pre-start process (23901) terminated with status 1

I installed a new Mysql server version 5.1 on machine which was running on 5.0. Now when I try to start the mysql server using command service mysql start it gives me an error start: Job failed to ...
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why is MySQL 5.1 on ubuntu 10.10 not starting? [closed]

I just installed a MySQL 5.1 server on Ubuntu machine. after installation the server should automatically start but it does not start and gives me an error start: Job failed to start . Even when I ...
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How to install MySQL 5.1 on Ubuntu 10.10?

I researched a lot but could not find any link which gives step by step procedure. Everywhere, there are vague answers. Can someone please give me steps to be followed to install Mysql 5.1 ? It gives ...
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How to install MySQL server on Mac (OS X 10.6.8) from command line?

How to install MySQL server on Mac (OS X 10.6.8) from command line? If I donwload the .dmg file, is it possible to install it from command line?
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Installing Sphinx on Mac OS with XAMPP

We have: Sphinx 2.0.3 Mac OS 10.6.8 XAMPP 1.7.3 (with MySQL 5.1.44) Here is PATH: user:sphinx-2.0.3-release user$ echo $PATH ...
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How do you install MySQL 5.1.34 on CentOS 5.5?

I am trying to install Mysql 5.1 on cent OS. I researched a lot but could not find any link which gives step by step procedure. Everywhere, there are vague answers. Can someone please give me steps ...
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I am getting an error while trying to download binary for mysql 5.5.11

I am trying to upgrade MySQL 5.1 to 5.5.11 on Ubuntu 10.10. Everytime I try the wget command I get this error: wget ...
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Errors after installing mysql

After installing mysql I get the following errors: > 120105 6:02:49 [Warning] Setting lower_case_table_names=2 because > file system for /usr/local/var/mysql/ is case insensitive mysqld: > ...
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Is there a PPA for MySQL 5.5 for ubuntu 10.10 and 11.10?

I want to install MySQL server 5.5 on ubuntu 10.10 and 11.10 servers but have not yet found a problem free PPA or installation method as of yet. Has anyone managed to do this with the said versions of ...
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Where does my.cnf get stored in Linux?

I am new to linux, and i just installed MySQL-server-5.1.59-1.glibc23.i386.rpm in my linux machine. I wanted to know where my.cnf file gets stored..? Will my.cnf gets created with the installation ...
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Installing default MySQL Tables in Windows (mysql_install_db)

In Linux, the default MySQL grant tables can be created with the mysql_install_db script, but that does not work on Windows. How can the default grant tables be installed on Windows? (No, I’m not ...