Re: [gentoo-user] Two instances of MySQL Database Server

[kashani]

Daniel da Veiga wrote:
> I don't understand why use a chroot to simply run another instance of
> MySQL. Is there any good reason?
> All you gotta do is create a new configuration file that points to a
> different database location and uses a different port, and clone and
> edit another /etc/init.d/mysql script to point to the new config file.
>
> A chroot would be just a waste of space, since you can use the same
> binary for multiple instances.

About the only reason to run multiple instances is testing different 
versions hence the chroot.

kashani
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