[mythtv-users] Remote backend and database

[Nick]

On 21/07/06, Jan Johansson <j2 at mupp.net> wrote:
> Does a remote backend use a "local" database at all, or is everything saved
> in one database?

You do _not_ want to point your remote MythTV systems to a local MySQL database.

Your remote backends and frontends all talk to the same database as
the master backend. The database does not have to be on the same
machine as the master backend (although it typically is as the machine
needs to be up whenever MythTV is used).

Without wanting to add any confusion, it is possible to run MySQL on
the remote machines for any other local applications that require it.

The ~/.mythtv/mysql.txt (can be in other locations) file tells your
MythTV systems where to find the MythTV database. Just make sure that
the host variable is pointing to the correct system on all of your
MythTV machines.

Nick

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