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Moving MySql DB To Another Disk/Folder
It happens.....you made a DB then next thing you know your disk is full. If its your OS drive its even worse. The following is a quide to help you move your database files to another mount point / drive.
The databases are stored in /var/lib/mysql, and in this example it will be moved to /hd2
Open the terminal
Stop MySQL with the command
Move existing data directory (which is located in /var/lib/mysql) to new location /hd2
Create symlink from new dir to old one
Restart MySQL with the command
MySQL should now start without any errors. If you do run into errors it is
typically caused by permissions. Make sure the new mount point is writable
by the mysql user all the way down the path to the mysql folder.