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  • How to move WHM MySQL data directory
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Additionally, please always create a full mysqldump before ever doing something like this as well as stopping Service Manager > MySQL monitor option, since that will restart MySQL after you've stopped it and while you are moving it. The better steps are these:

1. Make a full mysqldump file:

Code:
mysqldump --all-databases | gzip > /home/alldatabases.sql.gz

2. Uncheck monitor in WHM > Service Manager for Mysql and save the area

3. Stop MySQL

Code:
/etc/init.d/mysql stop

4. Make the directory for MySQL in /home, move it and symlink it:

Code:
mkdir /home/var_mysql
mv /var/lib/mysql /home/var_mysql
chown -R mysql:mysql /home/var_mysql/mysql
ln -s /home/var_mysql/mysql /var/lib/mysql
/etc/init.d/mysql start

5. Re-check monitor in WHM > Service Manager for MySQL and save the area

If anything goes wrong, you have the full mysqldump backup, and can use these steps to restore from it:

First, you'll need the MySQL root password:

Code:
cat /root/.my.cnf

Once you have the password, then you can use this command to restore from that file:

Code:
gunzip < /home/alldatabases.sql.gz | mysql -u root -p

You'll be asked for the password here, so simply enter the one noted in /root/.my.cnf location.


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