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setindiekdb – Change IndieK database

Description

Changes the default MySQL database used by IndieK. Note that the database and its tables must already be created in MySQL, and the database name must be added to the setindiekdb.sh script as explained in this video.

Syntax

setindiekdb "<database name>"

Examples of use

setindiekdb "db_test"

Arguments

A MySQL database name surrounded by double quotes.

REQUIREMENTS:

• You, as a MySQL user, must have reading and writing permissions to this database.
• The database tables from IndieK, as described in this script, must exist.
• The IndieK’s hidden folders for the new database must exist. For this, execute this script with the database name passed as argument, on your computer.

Outputs/actions

Writes the correct database name to the ~/.my.cnf file, and changes IndieK’s internal variables.