how to move a mysql database to another mount point

Question

I have a MySQL database, it is getting larger and larger and I want to move the whole database to another mount point, where I have enough storage. I want my current data to be transferred, and that new data get saved to the new position.

software stack: MySQL 5 running on FreeBSD 6

Answer 1

Of course other answers are valid. But if you want to keep the default configuration, do following:

1. stop mysqld
2. mv /var/lib/mysql /var/lib/mysql.backup
3. mount your new partition under /var/lib/mysql
4. cp -r /var/lib/mysql.backup /var/lib/mysql
5. start mysqld