MySQL/Setting up MySQL

HOW-TO:Sync multiple libraries/Contents You'll need to choose which of your computers, XBMC devices, or NAS will be the MySQL server. The server needs to be on 24/7 or have wake-on-lan (preferably the former), and needs to have a local static IP. You will probably want the XBMC device that is hosting most or all of your videos and music to also be the MySQL server, but this is not required.

On a computer

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MySQL can be installed on just about every major OS:

1. Install MySQL server
   • Windows/Mac OS X: Download a copy of MySQL server from http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/
     • Windows: select Standard configuration
   • Linux: $sudo apt-get install mysql-server (see also: https://help.ubuntu.com/10.04/serverguide/C/mysql.html )
2. Create a password when asked
3. Give the database access to your network:
   • Linux: Comment out the following line in the MySQL configuration file (/etc/mysql/my.cnf)

   1. from: bind-address = 127.0.0.1
   2. to  : #bind-address = 127.0.0.1

   • Mac OS X:
   • Windows: Select that you want the database to have network access when prompted during installation.
4. Get into the MySQL command line interface:
   • Linux: $mysql -u root -p
   • Mac OS X:
   • Windows: Open the "MySQL Command Line Client" from the MySQL start menu
5. Enter the following commands:
   1. Type in: CREATE USER 'xbmc' IDENTIFIED BY 'xbmc'; and press return
   2. Type in: GRANT ALL ON *.* TO 'xbmc'; and press return

6. Close out the command line tool

On a NAS

MySQL can also be installed on some network-attached storage (NAS) device devices. See one of the following guides for more info:

• Pogoplug for a MySQL db in XBMC
• Synology NAS as MySQL server for XBMC