[Digikam-users] Mysql/MariaDb database expert needs...

[Myriam Schweingruber]

Hi Gilles,



On Thu, Nov 12, 2015 at 10:55 AM, Gilles Caulier
<caulier.gilles at gmail.com> wrote:
> At least, somebody can said me if an internal Mysql solution is suitable or
> not without to hack the DB installation outside digiKam.
>
> I read all bugzilla entries, and to setup Mysql, users need to grant
> privileges by hand before to configure digiKam with it.
>
> This is not possible to do the same with an internal server, since few years
> ago, Mysql switch DB engine to ImmoDB which require granted privilege to
> create DB indexes. And this is typically the problem that i can see when i
> want to create the MySql DB through the internal server.
>
> If i look how Amarok do with Mysql, internal server solution do not exist.
> Only a remote server is avaialble in setup.
>
That is not correct, Amarok uses MySQL embedded by default, setting up
an external MySQL server is just an additional option for people who
need to share a database across computers.

Unfortunately there is little more help I can offer :(

Regards, Myriam

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