When I was working on my project (asp.net mvc 3) before uploading it, I needed to make it refer to an already existing mysql database. There was/is no option of moving or cloning that database, and I had to add a block of code to my C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\Config\machine.config file for it to be made compatible.
How do I make it work on appharbor without moving my database?
You should be able to use mysqldump to move your data to a database running in the context of the AppHarbor MySQL add-on. Here's a guide.
If your current database is publicly accessible it should also work if you configure your AppHarbor app to use that. If you need to open a firewall, you can find AppHarbor app server IPs here.
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I need to make a development version of a cakePHP app with its own db so that a developer can work on it without disturbing the current users.
I thought it would be simple, I just copied the entire director /project to /project_dev and then copied the DB "project_db" to "project_db_dev". Then I went into /project_dev/config/database.php and changed the db to "project_db_dev".
When I went to see what I had done, I saw the app was still connecting to the same db, as if I'd changed nothing. I realized that the original folder name was referenced in /app/webroot/.htaccess so do I need to find/replace all instances of that folder name?
What steps should I follow to duplicate an existing cakePHP app?
You need to setup some kind of development lifecycle.
Generally speaking the developer shouldn't be doing any development on the server. The best way to handle it is locally using a stack of some kind such as Lamp (Linux, Apache, Mysql, PHP) switch out linux with other OS's. There are multiple cloud solution to these environments to such as Koding.com
Using something like Git for version control the developer can develop locally then push the code through to the server after is being thoroughly tested locally or on a dev server or some kind.
Keeping Dev work and Live work away from each other is key.
Could do with a bit more information.
If both databases are hosted on the same server and you have permission to access them both with the same user then all you have to do is change the name of the database in your database.php
If not you will also have to update the IP and any other additional settings port etc.
If you are still having troubles email me simpsond1988#gmail.com
On my under development website I am using a standalone SQL database file, users.db, to store user login details.
I am wondering though: Should I be using full MySQL integrated to the server like PHPMyAdmin? Is my current "solution" as risky as I think?
I am handling it this way as it means easy access from a number of utilities, including standalone desktop Python programs, via SQLite3 but is this insecure? The file is in my secured cgi-bin but could someone get their hands on it and just download the whole database?
Any and all advice or clarification appreciated,
Ilmiont
Both SQLite and MySQL store their data in some file(s).
Both are insecure if you allow HTTP users to access these files.
Typically, the default configuration of MySQL puts the database files into a separate, non-public directory, while SQLite has no defaults and allows you to put the file anywhere.
But when you are aware of the possible problem, SQLite is as secure as MySQL.
(Checking is easy; just test if http://www.example.com/cgi-bin/users.db works from the outside.)
First of all, if you're on a linux machine, not sure about windows, you can set users and file permissions who are allowed access to that file, but you should know what you're doing when it comes to permissions. The other thing that you want to make sure of is the file location. Don't place the file in the web root, place it somewhere else not accessible from the web, but accessible to your app.
The problem is that I am unable to get Joomla to create the Mysql database. It is saying that I may not have enough permissions to create a new database. I know how to create a database on a typical web host server, but not finding the same set up on the FastStack desktop implementation. Joomla wants me to make the database, but how do I do that? I suspect the Faststack is set-up only to support Sugar and is not expandable to add more databases. In which case, I would need to deploy a full version of Mysql on my desktop? And maybe a full version of Apache? Or maybe better to find a FastStack implementation of Joomla, as well?
How to do that, if so? THANKS!
What mysql account are you using when you setup the mysql in the install app? If you use the root user you should have full permissions. You could also just use the database that is already there. All Joomla tables have a prefix of jos_ so should not cause conflict with sugar tables.
Let's say I have written an application in Java that is programmed to use a MySQL database. The user of the Java application needs to have MySQL on their machine in order for the application to work.
What can I do to make sure that the user has the correct version of MySQL on their machine and if they don't then install it so they can properly run the Java application?
Note: I had sent some links to setup Java and MySQL for a business analyst of a program I am working on and he was not able to decipher the madness that is installing MySQL. He is not computer technical and wouldn't even know what to enter into the forms of the MySQL installation. What could I do to ease this task for the end user?
Update: Unfortunately, for security reasons that are a requirement for this project we have to use MySQL and not SQLite or Derby. Unless there is a way to make sure that no one deletes the SQLite database file or switches it out for another one. We need to guarantee data integrity and I find that using MySQL gives me the best chance at doing that.
What is the target platform?
Assuming something UNIXish, you can either:
1) Include a shell script to download, install, and setup mysql. Complicated, but not impossible.
2) Use an embedded Derby database. On my current project, we have a version where the user can just "download and go." That version uses an embedded Derby database that writes to a file, similar to hsqldb or sqlite3. Any of those are fine options.
The easiest thing for the user is to embed the database in the Java application. No setup required. There's MySQL OEM (not free), so you might consider switching to SQLite instead, which is the de facto standard embedded database. (See this question for more on that.)
For my websites I use Dreamhost. Dreamhost requires you to create a hostname (ex: mysql.mclindigital.com) that the database will reside on. For me it's simple, if I want to access phpMyAdmin, I simply navigate to mysql.mclindigital.com, and it enters into phpMyAdmin automatically.
Apparently Dreamhost is in the minority using this method, because most people seem to use "localhost". So, how do I access phpMyAdmin for these websites? Will I need to get their Web Panel login info to browse around for this info?
As an example, I had a past client and I had to go here: http://216.120.237.104:2082/3rdparty/phpMyAdmin/index.php to get into their phpMyAdmin. I never really understood what I was doing, but it just worked. Now I am in the same situation, but this time the client isn't as tech-savvy and is unable to give me the URL I need to go to.
Also, I should point out I am not 100% certain that they have phpMyAdmin installed. I do know they have a database however, because they are running a Wordpress Blog.
There is nothing magic or special about phpMyAdmin. It is just
a bunch of php scripts.
Some webhosts(Such as dreamhost) may install it as standard
similary to formmail and a bunch of other tools they may install.
Your problem is most likely that you client don't have
phpMyAdmin installed, and the easy solution(If you have ftp access)
is to go to http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/index.php download
phpMyAdmin, configure it and then just upload it to their ftp server
your self. Then you can acces it similary to any other php script.