MySQL

Notice: These instructions require the latest nightly build of XBMC (pre-Eden v11)

Into about what this is and how cool it is to sync XBMC libraries goes here

Selecting a server

Something about needing to choose which of your XBMC boxes (or NAS box) will be the MySQL server. Needs to be on 24/7 or have wake-on-lan (preferably the former), needs to have a static local IP, etc.

Setting up the MySQL server

1. Download a copy of MySQL server for your OS: http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/
2. Run the installer and select the Standard configuration
3. Create a password when asked
4. Select that you want the database to have network access
5. Get into the MySQL command line interface.

   Windows: Open the "MySQL Command Line Client" from the MySQL start menu

   1. Type in: CREATE USER 'xbmc' IDENTIFIED BY 'xbmc'; and press return
   2. Type in: CREATE database xbmc_video; and press return
   3. Type in: CREATE database xbmc_music; and press return
   4. Type in: GRANT ALL ON *.* TO 'xbmc'; and press return
6. Close out the command line tool

Setting up XBMC

1. Open XBMC on the computer that has the library you want to share (If you have not created a library yet you can skip to X)
2. Export the Video Library by doing the following:
   1. Go to System/Settings -> Video -> Library and select Export library
   2. Select Single file
3. Export the Music Library by doing the following:
   1. Go to System/Settings -> Music -> Library and select Export library
   2. Select Single file
4. Create (or add to, if you already have one) an advancedsettings.xml file:
   1. Open up a plain text editor
   2. Copy and paste the following text into a new text document:

<advancedsettings>
    <videodatabase>
        <type>mysql</type>
        <host>***.***.***.***</host>
        <port>3306</port>
        <user>xbmc</user>
        <pass>xbmc</pass>
        <name>xbmc_video</name>
    </videodatabase> 

    <musicdatabase>
        <type>mysql</type>
        <host>***.***.***.***</host>
        <port>3306</port>
        <user>xbmc</user>
        <pass>xbmc</pass>
        <name>xbmc_music</name>
    </musicdatabase>
</advancedsettings>

1. 1. ave the file as advancedsettings.xml