Hi,
In
http://wampserver.aviatechno.net/, section Addons Wampserver 3, column MySQL, MySQL 64 bit X64, after Click on See all available versions you'll find addon Mysql 5.6.17 64 bit x64.
Download it then run « as administrator » to install MySQL 5.6.17 into your Wampserver 3.0.4.
It is configured the same way as for Wampserver 2.5.
You said that there is the old mysql 'data' folder of the old Wampserver 2.5 version.
- Note the exact path of this data folder with slash (/) in the path, for example:
C:/wamp/bin/mysql/mysql5.6.17/data
- Launch Wampserver (As adminsitrator)
- Switch to MySQL 5.6.17
- Verify no errors in mysql.log
- Verify that PhpMyAdmin is still functionnal (With MySQL 5.6.17, user = root with blank password)
- Exit PhpMyAdmin
- Icon Wampmanager -> MySQL -> Service -> Stop service
- Edit my.ini (Icon Wampmanager -> MySQL -> my.ini
Replace the content of datadir, for example:
datadir="j:/wamp64/bin/mysql/mysql5.6.17/data"
by the path previously noted (The old data folder of Wampserver 2.5)
datadir="c:/wamp/bin/mysql/mysql5.6.17/data"
save the modified file
- Icon Wampmanager -> MySQL -> Service -> Start/Resume service
Wampmanager Icon should go green.
Otherwise, it's already over, no recovery of the database is possible.
- Launch PhpMyAdmin
---- Warning: The usernames and passwords are ones you had with Wampserver 2.5.
... and cross your fingers ....
Nevertheless, I follow RiggsFolly and I think it will not work.
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