First make sure that MySQL is about 5.5, too old, and the method may be different.
1. Generate Database with mysql_install_db
mysql_install_db--DATADIR=/VAR/LIB/MYSQL2--user=mysql
mysql_install_db--datadir=/var/lib/mysql3--user=mysql
2. Generate Configuration file
Mysqld_multi--example
3, modify the configuration file: my.cnf
[Mysqld_multi]
Mysqld=/usr/bin/mysqld_safe
Mysqladmin =/usr/bin/mysqladmin
[Mysqld2]
socket=/var/lib/mysql2/mysql2.sock
Port= 3307
Datadir=/VAR/LIB/MYSQL2
Log-bin=mysql-bin2
user= MySQL
[MYSQLD3]
socket=/var/lib/mysql3/mysql3.sock
Port= 3308
Datadir=/var/lib/mysql3
Log-bin=mysql-bin3
user= MySQL
4. Launch instance
View Status: Mysqld_multi--defaults-extra-file=/etc/my.cnf report
Start individually: Mysqld_multi--defaults-extra-file=/etc/my.cnf start 2
Mysqld_multi--defaults-extra-file=/etc/my.cnf Start 3
5, check whether the normal start
Check if the port is listening properly: NETSTAT-TUNLP
View process: Ps-aux|grep MySQL
6. Connection attempt: Enter Mysql-uroot-p-h127.0.0.1-p3307 respectively
7, refer to the master-slave synchronization of the next step to achieve a multi-master one from.
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