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[[Mysql]]

[[Mysql config]]


Basically, the [[installation]] script takes care of everything for you, if you have mysql installed, and you supply the script with your [[mysql root password]], which is by default blank and needs to be changed, if you haven't already.

If you are installing on an ISP you might have to share a db with some other applications, hopefully there isn't conflict between the table names.

Some ISP's allow you to have multiple databases. You might be able to access them through [[phpMyAdmin]] or some other web based configuration tool.
Some ISP's allow you to have multiple database users, especially if they are using DirectAdmin or similar ISP user interfaces



== Maintenance ==
There are some .sql files in the maintenance directory of your mediawiki installation, you might need to run them if there is ... corruption? or database format change when upgrading.

== Fire up mysql ==
{{fire up mysql}}

== import db ==
== export db ==
[[How to move a MediaWiki Database]]

== docs ==
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/index.html