[digiKam-users] mariadb digikam database update

[leoutation at gmx.fr]

On 11/10/18 6:22 PM, digikam at 911networks.com wrote:
> On Sat, 10 Nov 2018 11:51:37 +0100
> leoutation at gmx.fr wrote:
> 
>> On 11/10/18 6:57 AM, Gilles Caulier wrote:
>> I often backup system and data with rsync, especially before
>> changes. Now, Digikam works normally with mysql 10.3.10
> 
> I'm looking at moving to mysql/mariadb on my local machine. It doesn't
> work for me, dk cannot create the databases and I have a few errors.
> 
> Anybody has instructions on how to setup mysql/mariadb for dk?
> 
I think it's better and easier to setup an external mariadb db for 
digikam. First, you create it then you fill digikam dialog box with your 
db data. Advantage, you can optimize db. Disadvantage, you need mariadb 
server running...