MySQL data drive designation

[expired user #3515]'s profile image [expired user #3515] posted 15 years ago in General Permalink
I have MySql and the Data installed on the D drive of my server. It is running low on disk space. I would like to start using another set of drives for additional space however, they will be set as another drive letter, E. Is it possible to have MySql look at data on 2 drive letters. My ini file, c:\windows\my.ini notes the following:

[mysqld]
basedir=D:/mysql
#bind-address=192.168.1.1
datadir=D:/mysql/data
set-variable=max_connections=300
#language=C:/mysql/share/your language directory
#slow query log#=
#tmpdir#=
#port=3306
#set-variable=key_buffer=16M
[WinMySQLadmin]
Server=D:/mysql/bin/mysqld-nt.exe
user=xxx
password=xxx

Would I add more info to the datadir line?

Thanks
Debh
[expired user #1125]'s profile image [expired user #1125] posted 15 years ago Permalink
Sort of - you can have different databases within the same server reside on different partitions, but you cannot split a single database across partitions AFAIK.

For each database you want to put on E:\, create a .sym file instead of the database directory, as described in:
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/windows-symbolic-links.html

The .sym file should just contain the name of a folder on E:\.

If you're using InnoDB rather than the MyISAM engine, things are slightly more complicated. InnoDB per default uses a shared tablespace outside of the database directories. It's not impossible though, you just have to enable --innodb_file_per_table:
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/multiple-tablespaces.html
[expired user #3515]'s profile image [expired user #3515] posted 15 years ago Permalink
Will this work for 3.5 version? I think what you are saying, I have 2 databases, d:\mysql\data\database and d:\mysql\data\database2. I should copy the d:\mysql\data\database2 to E. On D, I will have d:\mysql\data\database and d:\mysql\data\database2.sym file. This sym file will contain the path to e:\mysql\data\database2.
ansgar's profile image ansgar posted 15 years ago Permalink
There is no 3.5 version of MySQL?
[expired user #3515]'s profile image [expired user #3515] posted 15 years ago Permalink
I apologize. It is version 3.23.51-nt.

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