[mythtv-users] mysql for windows?
Brad DerManouelian
myth at dermanouelian.com
Sun Apr 15 17:05:26 UTC 2007
On Apr 15, 2007, at 10:04 AM, Lan Barnes wrote:
>
> On Sun, April 15, 2007 7:06 am, Robert wrote:
>> William Munson wrote:
>>> Is there any way to run a mysql server on a windows box and still be
>>> able to connect to it with a myth box? I tried colinux but was
>>> unable to
>>> connect to it externally due to the NAT function of the bridged
>>> network.
>>> Any other suggestions?
>>>
>>
>> Er. Why not just download the Windows version of mysql ? Or am I
>> missing something here...
>>
>> Robert.
>
> I _know_ I'm missing something, which is, why anyone would ever
> want to
> mix windows into a myth set up? My attitude is, it's an appliance
> -- use
> it like it was written.
>
> Hmm ... this could be interpreted as a troll. If anyone finds this
> offensive, please disregard. However, if there is a rational reason
> that
> one might want to do this, I'd be curious to hear it.
>
> I do NOT want to start a linux-windows flame war. This list is too
> high
> traffic as it is.
Maybe his windows box is more fault-tolerant than his Linux box
(battery backup, fault-tolerant RAID) and doesn't want a corrupt
database due to power/disk failure.
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