RE: using my.ini to change the default instal path

Put the my.ini file in your windows directory. 



> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Read [mailto:xconspirisist@xxxxxxx] 
> Posted At: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 8:23 AM
> Posted To: MySQL
> Conversation: using my.ini to change the default instal path
> Subject: using my.ini to change the default instal path
> 
> 
> Hi, I am instaling mysql into a directory other than C:/
> 
> Your instalation notes say that I must create a file called 
> my.ini or my.cnf
> in my c drive, pointing to the appropreate directory where my sql is
> installed. This would be fine, bar I dont have a C drive, its 
> called an F
> drive. Please could you direct me how I would get around this problem.
> 
> My sql is instaled in W:/mysql
> I am running windows XP
> I use IIS 5.1 as my webserver.
> 
> Id would appreciate a fast response as the server that hosts 
> my site depends
> a large part on sql, and we have been undergoing server 
> changes, and the
> last step to gettting the site to a workable state depends on 
> getting sql
> working !!
> 
> Many thanks - James [ xsonspirisist ]
> 
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