
The IP address or hostname of the server that the database server is installed on.

Media Server can use this string to connect to the database server.Īn optional description for the data source. The MySQL Connector/ODBC Data Source Configuration dialog box opens.Ĭomplete the Connection Parameters fields: Data Source Name Select the MySQL ODBC Unicode driver from the list and click Finish. The Create New Data Source dialog box opens. The ODBC Data Source Administrator dialog box opens. In the Windows Control Panel, click System and Security. Is the user name that Media Server will connect as.

GRANT EXECUTE ON databaseName.* TO userName GRANT SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE ON databaseName.* TO userName Run the GRANT commands: GRANT CREATE TEMPORARY TABLES ON databaseName.* TO userName If security is not a consideration, grant all privileges. Grant privileges to the user that Media Server will connect as. Running the script non-interactively from the terminal ensures that the script terminates if an error occurs. Is the name of the database you created in Step 2. In the Windows Command Prompt, run the following command: mysql -u userName -p -v -D databaseName -e "source path/my.sql"

This script sets up the database schema that Media Server requires. Run the my.sql script provided in the Media Server installation directory. Database nameĪny that is compatible with the encoding.įor example: CREATE DATABASE myDatabase CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_unicode_ci

Run a CREATE DATABASE command to create a new database. In the Windows Command Prompt, run the command: mysql -u userName -p If the directory path is not added to the PATH variable, you must specify the mysql.exe file path in the Command Prompt to start psql. This step enables you to use the command mysql to start the mysql command-line tool from the Windows Command Prompt.
