[svlug] Updated MySQL RPM packages for Red Hat 9?

[Daniel Gimpelevich]

On Sun, 18 Feb 2007 10:13:55 -0800, Bill Ward wrote:

> On 2/17/07, DzM <dzm at dzm.com> wrote:
>> Q: Does anyone know where I can find MySQL RPMs >= 4.0.14 for RH9?
>> A: Dump RH9.
>>
>> I don't see how any amount of elaboration on my part will make that
>> answer any more useful. Still - here goes:
> 
> The easiest way to solve your problem is to have the RH9 system talk
> to a database running on another, less archaic machine.  It could even
> be a virtual machine (using whatever virtualization you like - xen,
> vmware, uml, etc.) if you don't want to dedicate hardware to it.  I'd
> run nothing on the RH9 box except for the legacy software, and run
> everything else on another (virtual?) machine with a more current OS.
> 
> And firewall the hell out of that RH9 box, needless to say.
> Virtualization can help with that too.
> 
> Plus, virtualization is really trendy right now so you'd be doing what
> all the cool kids do. :)

To make it more clear, only run RH9 in a virtual machine.