Introduction

This article describes how to move the local installed MariaDB of the custo diagnostic database to another local location on the same server computer.

Moving the MariaDB

1. Stop the Windows Service "Apache Tomcat 8.0 diagserver"
    
2. Stop the Windows Service "diagserverdb"
    
3. Create a folder in the new destination for the MariaDB database (Example: "D:\mariadb"). Do not use Network Dives or UNC Path for the new location!
    
4. Move all files from the folder "C:\diagserverdata\mariadb" (default location) to the new location folder
    

5. Edit the file "my.ini" in the new location folder. You can use Notepad.exe.
   Change the setting "datadir" below "[mysqld]" to the new location folder:

   [mysqld] datadir='D:\mariadb'

   Dont forget to save the "my.ini"!
    

6. Change the Windows Service for the MariaDB service.
   You have to open a cmd as administrator and with extended rights.
   Insert this command and change the location in the "--defaults-file" option to your new location folder:

   sc config diagserverdb binpath="\"C:\Program Files\custo diagnostic server\mariadb\bin\mysqld.exe\" \"--defaults-file=D:\mariadb\my.ini\" \"diagserverdb\""

   Run the command.
   If the command line returnes "[SC] ChangeServiceConfig SUCCESS" all things are fine. Otherwise you have to search for errors.
    

7. Start the service "diagserverdb"
    
8. Start the service "Apache Tomcat 8.0 diagserver"