install the service for mysql5 with the name for example
MySQL5

mysqld-nt --install MySQL5

In my.ini use bind = ip_for_mysql5

but you'll have to say the mysql5 server to read a diferent my.ini

for example, put the my.ini in the data directory





----- Original Message -----
From: "James Eaton" <jj [at] zolx.com>
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Sent: Friday, September 01, 2006 7:18 PM
Subject: Installing 2nd instance on Windows


>I have MySQL 3.23.x running on a Windows 2000 server and would like to also
>run MySQL 5 on the same machine by binding the two instances to separate IP
>addresses. I'm installing MySQL 5.0.24a using the .msi installer package.
>What I'm concerned about is the service name. Will this overwrite the
>current "mysql" service running for 3.23? Can this be avoided?
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Perfect. The servers are installed in two different directories so the
my.ini files shouldn't conflict.

Thanks.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jorge Bastos" <mysql.jorge [at] decimal.pt>
To: <win32 [at] lists.mysql.com>
Sent: Friday, September 01, 2006 12:26 PM
Subject: Fw: Installing 2nd instance on Windows


> install the service for mysql5 with the name for example
> MySQL5
>
> mysqld-nt --install MySQL5
>
> In my.ini use bind = ip_for_mysql5
>
> but you'll have to say the mysql5 server to read a diferent my.ini
>
> for example, put the my.ini in the data directory
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "James Eaton" <jj [at] zolx.com>
> To: <win32 [at] lists.mysql.com>
> Sent: Friday, September 01, 2006 7:18 PM
> Subject: Installing 2nd instance on Windows
>
>
>>I have MySQL 3.23.x running on a Windows 2000 server and would like to
>>also run MySQL 5 on the same machine by binding the two instances to
>>separate IP addresses. I'm installing MySQL 5.0.24a using the .msi
>>installer package. What I'm concerned about is the service name. Will
>>this overwrite the current "mysql" service running for 3.23? Can this
>>be avoided?


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