Downgrade MySQL 5.0 to 4.1 on cpanel 11.25 ...

[JerryHobby]

I need to have a a cpanel server with MySQL 4.1 installed. This is necessary to support a few very old sites until they can be upgraded to MySQL 5 compatible.

The current revision of cpanel 11.25 only seems to support 5.0. I really need MySQL 4 for this special purpose server.

If there is a way to downgrade MySQL to 4.1, or even to downgrade cpanel to an older version that does support MySQL 4.1, that would be excellent.

The server I am trying to configure has nothing on it. It is a fresh install. I am not concerned about data. I just need a cpanel server with MySQL 4.1.

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BONUS QUESTION: Since I have hundreds of sites on my primary server, I have been afraid to upgrade from MySQL 4 to 5 on that server. I am about to "take the plunge" and upgrade that server to 5.0. The server I'm describing above will be my emergency fall-back for sites that do not tolerate the upgrade from MySQL 4 to 5. Question ... how much trouble should I anticipate from upgrading to MySQL 5? I'm sure I have old Mambo, Joomla, Drupal, osCommerce, dadamail, and other packages as well as custom code. Anyone willing to share a few things that I should "watch out for" in preparing to upgrade?

 

[prashant_ohol]

Hi,

its new brand server then you can downgrade the mysql using below steps.


edit /var/cpanel/cpanel.config using below command.

vi /var/cpanel/cpanel.config
then in it search for mysql-version and then put mysql-version=4.1

save the file and run the /scripts/mysqlup --force

Prashant

 

[JerryHobby]

Success!

I did precisely as you stated. I'm amazed at how easy that was. Thank you so much.

Jerry

 

[cPanelDon]

Define MySQL version before installing cPanel - Downgrading post-install not advised

Hi,

its new brand server then you can downgrade the mysql using below steps.

edit /var/cpanel/cpanel.config using below command.

vi /var/cpanel/cpanel.config
then in it search for mysql-version and then put mysql-version=4.1

save the file and run the /scripts/mysqlup --force

Prashant

I would only consider removing and re-installing the MySQL installation on a new server and preferably before installing cPanel, such as what appears to be the case in this thread. You may configure options prior to installing cPanel as described in the following documentation: Advanced Options: cPanel Pre-Installation

Cautionary Warning: Before considering a downgrade of an existing MySQL installation, please carefully read the following post: cPanel Forums - View Single Post - No option to downgrade mysql version

The method described would be performed at one's own risk. A manual downgrade is not recommended and can incur significant risk when attempted on an existing system. A full backup of the MySQL data directory is advised, and for a proper downgrade one should consider using mysqldump to create an SQL dump before downgrading.

Please ensure to thoroughly read the official MySQL documentation regarding downgrades:
MySQL :: MySQL 5.1 Reference Manual :: 2.4.2 Downgrading MySQL
MySQL :: MySQL 5.0 Reference Manual :: 2.18.2 Downgrading MySQL
MySQL :: MySQL 3.23, 4.0, 4.1 Reference Manual :: 2.11.2 Downgrading MySQL