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Running MySQL Server on a CD-ROM

It’s definitely possible to run MySQL Server (with all its tables) on a CD-ROM, MySQL is extremely suited for such applications. It can run entirely from CD-ROM and can be configured to be completely read-only. This has even recently been done by someone in Melbourne to create a Wikipedia DVD.

Yes it need to be able to create some temp tables, but you can set the path for that. So that’s not an issue. Basically, it’s all about configuring everything appropriately for this particular environment. But it’s been done, this is not “the frontier” 😉

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  1. how ?

  2. Which bit are you asking about?
    The exact configuration will depend on the functional requirements.
    If you have a specific target, Open Query can assist you with that, no worries.

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