[mythtv-users] Anyway to have mythbackend and mysql server on different machines?

Rich West Rich.West at wesmo.com
Mon Dec 18 18:54:34 UTC 2006


Kevin Kuphal wrote:
> Listbox wrote:
>   
>> Hi,
>> I'd like to have mythbackend use a remote mysql server, instead of 
>> using a local socket file.
>> I've discovered that setting ~/.mythtv/mysql.txt only works for the 
>> frontend. If mysql is not running on the same machine, then 
>> mythbackend fails when it looks for the "socket file", and refuses to 
>> start.
>>  
>> Is there an equivalent to "mysql.txt" for mythbackend, or any other 
>> way to specify a remote mysql server?
>>     
> Can't you just run mythtv-setup on that system and change the database 
> parameters?
Just make sure that the local mysql server is down when you run
mythsetup, and it will prompt you for the new (correct) database paramters.

-Rich


More information about the mythtv-users mailing list