How do I upgrade current MySQL v3.x to v4.x via Updater

[tcong]

Wonder who do I perform an upgrade of MySQL server to v4.1.x using Plesk Updater?

Is there any other simplier method other than binary install using root command prompt?

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Fedora Core 2, Plesk 8.0.0, MySQL 3.28.x

[eilko]

you can't update mysql by the plesk updater, you need an update of mysql by yum or up2date

[tcong]

Will it be safe enough such that it will cause server downtime? Or Up2date will be quite an automatic update?

I mean, will Up2date detect Plesk default mysql installed location?

[Highland]

I'm going to assume you have Yum installed. If you don't, go get it.

Edit your yum.conf file (usually in the /etc directory) and add the following lines

[atomic]
name=Atomic Rocket Turtle - $releasever - Atomic PSA-Compatible RPMS
baseurl=http://3es.atomicrocketturtle.com/atomic/art/$releasever/


Now run
#yum check-update

You should see some mysql packages listed in there (current ART release is 4.1.18)
Now we run
#yum upgrade mysql
If you are upgrading from any version prior to 4.1.x you then need to edit /etc/my.cnf and add this line under [mysqld]
old_passwords=1

Restart mysql and you should be set with 4.1.18 without problems

[dimensions]

I cant find yum.conf in my /etc folder?
How do i get it?

[Highland]

Do you have Yum installed?

#rpm -q yum

[ashwin_acharya]

Hi,

Iam upgrading mysql on plesk 7.5.x platform iwouldliketoknow whetherto edit my.cnf after upgrading or before doing it.

Sorry for dum que but pleaseletme know.

Thanks

Ashwin

[Highland]

Edit it after upgrading. Be sure to restart mysql after you do.

[ColdFire]

Just a few words to say that this procedure works fine. I've a plesk 8 on FC2, and I upgraded MySQL from 3.2x to 4.x with yum successfully.

[Bavarius]

Thanks for the great description!

Unfortunately, I can now no longer start MySQL!
/etc/init.d/mysqld start
brings: "A timeout error occurred trying to start MySQL Daemon"

I read somewhere else that one cannot do that at root level (I a logged in as root via Putty). What else should I do (from another site I read we should log in as user mysql but what password would that be??)

Can you please help me? Many thanks!