[ic] How to tell IC to use non-local mysql
DB
DB at M-and-D.com
Thu Oct 13 16:41:54 EDT 2005
>> I am considering buying a second server to handle the mysql functions
>> for my IC 5.2 store. How exactly would I tell IC to look on another
>> server for the mysql database that currently is installed locally? I
>> did not see much in the archives as far as specifics - is there a howto?
>
> After you migrate your database to the new server, just change your DSN.
> That varies by database, but will look something like:
>
> dbi:mysql:database=yourdbname;host=db.host.name
>
> Your DSN is probably set in catalog.cfg or products/variable.txt.
>
> You'll need to restart Interchange. It's probably a good idea to change
> your password on the old database or turn off the MySQL server altogether
> if you can, to make certain you're not accidentally still connecting to
> it.
>
> Jon
Ok thanks guys! Now that I know what to search for I'm finding what I
need in the docs :)
DB
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