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How to move mysql to another partition on ubuntu server

Im preparing for my install of DRBD for a database application and I have just setup a new partition on my ubuntu server hard drive that I would like mysql database to reside on. Right now I did the initial install of ubuntu server with the LAMP installation so the database is already on the server. How do I move the database and all of its files to my new partition? Below is my printout of fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 146.8 GB, 146809028608 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 17848 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00055edd

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda1   *           1       17464   140279548+  83  Linux
/dev/sda2           17472       17848     3028252+   5  Extended
/dev/sda3           17465       17471       56227+  83  Linux
/dev/sda5           17472       17848     3028221   82  Linux swap / Solaris

I would like mysql to be moved to sda3 instead of sda1. Thanks
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albuitraCommented:
sda3 is very small
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hernst42Commented:
shutdown mysql, pack every thing in /var/lib/mysql, mount /dev/sda3 to /var/lib/mysql untar everything, start mysql and the data should be moved to an extra parition. So you can also replace this mountpoint with drdb mount point.
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tupac1979Author Commented:
hernst42 thanks I know your instructions are good but Im a beginner so can you provide me a few commands and then that will be all I need. Thanks
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hernst42Commented:
controlling mysql:
/etc/init.d/mysql stop/start

packing
tar -czf /tmp/mysql.tgz /var/lib/mysql
unpacking
cd /
tar -xzf /tmp/mysql.tgz

mount /dev/sda3 /var/lib/mysql

also edit /etc/fstab to reflect the changes of mounting
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