vincent cunniffe vmxopgocunniffenet hamilton david tsg ci wrote plan would run db external hard drive could shut unmounted unplugged moved machine could mounted place started assume youve said work fine yes work fine caveat would ensure binaries configuration files usually etcmycnf running instance mysql start mysql named mycnf file however could include drive carry also required reducing changeable components binary mysql installation two different machines vin fri 08 aug 2008 013813 0000 ilug mysql database question