[mythtv-users] How to copy 'frontend' portion of mysql database

[Ronald Frazier]

> Or, better, just use the GUI settings to copy the values.  After all, 100%
> of the data integrity rules in MythTV are managed by MythTV code.  The
> database doesn't help you to do things right.  Therefore, unless you know
> for sure exactly what you're doing and all the requirements on all the data
> you're touching and all the data that references the data you're touching,
> you're likely to create problems.
>
> Since, IMHO, the MythTV data is the most valuable portion of the entire
> system, risking corrupting your data so you don't have to spend 1min 15sec
> clicking through the profiles in the settings.
>
> When you factor in all the time of yours--and others--you spent discussing
> this on the list, you've already wasted a /lot/ more time than it takes to
> just use the GUI to set up the profiles.
>
> Mike "It ain't your database--it's Myth's--so don't touch it" Dean

Whatever. That's what backups are for. There are tons of things I do
that could be done faster, but
1) Doing them the way I do is enjoyable
2) It may be a net loss to me, but doing so is a net gain for everyone
I help. Maybe somebody will take my code and turn it into an actual
patch to build this functionality into myth (either in the gui, or one
of the helper add-on scripts)

Besides, copying manually is error prone. Maybe you missed it, but
this wasn't just about the playback profiles...this was about EVERY
SETTING USED BY THE FRONTEND. That's a lot of settings, with plenty of
opportunities to miss things or do it wrong.

-- 
Ron