I have been developing under MySQL v5.0 for a while now and need to upgrade to v5.5 to be in step with the hosted production server.
After having searched for precise steps to do this migration, I am still unclear as to how to go ahead.
Can anyone provide a clear list of actions needed to upgrade to version 5.5 ?
Thank you
Thank you for these answers.
You are right, I should have given fuller info in my question.
Notably – I am under Windows XP SP3.
Yes I did search through Google beforehand, hence my statement
"After having searched for precise steps to do this migration,
I am still unclear as to how to go ahead."
To RolandoMySQLDBA : Thanks for the script, but I cannot see how I could adapt it.
Best Answer
Step 01 : Run this script to Dump Everything from MySQL 5.0
Step 02 : Backup config file
Step 03 : Backup /var/lib/mysql
Step 04 : Uninstall MySQL 5.0
Step 05 : Install MySQL 5.5
Step 06 :
service mysql start
Step 07 : Login to mysql
Step 08 : At the mysql prompt enter the following:
That's it.
Give it a Try !!!
I have suggested this before : MySQL upgrade 5.0.88 to latest