Re: database on CD

One possible solution (I have not tried) is to force a symlink- cd /var/database/mysql ln -sf /mnt/cdrom/path/to/mydatabase mydatabase You would have to make sure the database was for the right platform (a MySQL database created on a sparc64, for example, would not work on a PowerPC) Is there any reason in particular why you don't want to just put a mysqldump onto the cd that gets loaded by the local machine? On Thu, 20 Sep 2001 13:37:54 -0500 Joseph Bannon <JBannon@advparadigm.com> wrote: > It should be possible, especially if you use Java. But, telling MySQL where > the database is located is the trick. > > Joseph > > CollegeSucks.com - See PHP in ACTION! > > -----Original Message----- > > Ok, Is this possible and how? > I would like to put a mysql database on CD (or something like it). I then > want to grab info from the database (maybe using a java applet) and use it > to make xml, etc. I dont want to have to install anything on the computer > that the CD is running on. > Anyone seen something like this? > Ideas? > > > > > > > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Michael A. Peters http://24.5.29.77:10080/