Bug 17723 - Using MySQL on external server - lack of documentation giving example
Summary: Using MySQL on external server - lack of documentation giving example
Status: Needs documenting
Alias: None
Product: Koha
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Developer documentation (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All All
: P5 - low enhancement
Assignee: Bugs List
QA Contact: Testopia
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Reported: 2016-12-05 18:26 UTC by fooquency
Modified: 2023-06-30 00:56 UTC (History)
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Description fooquency 2016-12-05 18:26:29 UTC
I am trying to create a Koha instance using MySQL on a remote server.

https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Debian#Create_a_Koha_instance

states:

"create a new file in its place containing the connection information for the server, in the form of a my.cnf file."

but no example is given.

I would assume this somehow allows specification of all of hostname, username and password, but it is entirely unclear currently how to do this.

Could someone kindly add an example or give more details of what format exactly "the connection information" should be in?

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/server-system-variables.html
has no mention of a password configuration for instance.
Comment 1 David Cook 2023-06-30 00:56:56 UTC
I've updated the wiki to be a bit more explicit about what's required.