MySQL: Can MySQL be run from a CDROM?
The question is asked. The answer is – yes!
Temporary tables can be store anywhere – e.g. the system’s temporary directory (/tmp on unix, probably c:\temp or something on windows… i’m sure there’s one of those %FOO% things for it).
IIRC you may need to start it with a flag or something – but the embedded library – libmysqld (where the mysql server runs within your process – you link to libmysqld instead of libmysql).
Of course, if you’re linking mysql with non-gpl code, you’ll need a license from us.
Thank you Stewart for the answer and this post.
Cheers
Frank
Dear can you tell me step by step process to accomplish the task.
I want to give a software to the user that will be installed from the CD to HDD as well as the My SQL will also be installed.
But the My Sql Database will be in CD only.
The Software will fetch the data from CD
Why not just install the whole contents? The size of a CD easily fits on hard disks these days. In fact, the 700MB or so can be considered small for a frequently used app.