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Amailer

Sat Sep 25, 2004 11:11 pm


MySQL Error while installing!

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Hello,
Im trying to upgrade my mysql, but during the process of installing this error pops up and shutsdownt he installation. (Error attached).

Anyone know whats wrong?
Thanks


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rdrake

Sat Sep 25, 2004 11:18 pm



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Did you stop MySQL before trying to install?


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Amailer

Sat Sep 25, 2004 11:19 pm



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hmm, no  :roll:  ill try that  :P


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Amailer

Sat Sep 25, 2004 11:21 pm



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damm... it worked....thanks  :roll: 
 :oops:  :oops:


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wtd

Sat Sep 25, 2004 11:41 pm



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Get a real [url=http://www.postgresql.org]DB!  :P

[url=http://pgfoundry.org/projects/pginstaller/]Installer for Windows


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Amailer

Sat Sep 25, 2004 11:47 pm



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Get a real 
wow, you and JHason (think i spelled it right) are .... the same  :shock:  (except for age).

THo i will get it (even thought i prefere mysql :)), since i can test it out iwth my stuff and see if it works  :wink:


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JHanson90

Sun Sep 26, 2004 12:39 am



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Get a real 

AHHHH YES FINALLY A POSTGRESQL WINDOWS INSTALLER OMG OMG WHY DIDN'T I KNOW ABOUT THIS BEFORE!!!!



wow, you and JHason (think i spelled it right) are .... the same  :shock:  (except for age).

nope, JHanson90  :cry:


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Amailer

Sun Sep 26, 2004 7:29 am



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Get a real 

AHHHH YES FINALLY A POSTGRESQL WINDOWS INSTALLER OMG OMG WHY DIDN'T I KNOW ABOUT THIS BEFORE!!!!



wow, you and JHason (think i spelled it right) are .... the same  :shock:  (except for age).

nope, JHanson90  :cry:
darn, missed a letter and a number.

And, i got the database setup. Now is the um, table structure and etc the same as MySQL? (to create tables, with php and etc)

Thanks.


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wtd

Sun Sep 26, 2004 9:30 am



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Much of it is the same, yes.  However, Postgres does a far better job of ahering to SQL standards, and lacks a lot fop the hackishness of MySQL, so if you're using those hacks you might find Postgres lacking,  :)