My MySQL server has broken down, and I can't figure out why. Trying to do a yum reinstall I get this: Error: mysql-server conflicts with mysql-serverI figure that's because the server already had the mysql server, and when I ran the upgrade, everything got messed up.I'm unable to access MySQL, so I can't even do a mysqldump. How can I reinstall without compromising my existing databases?
Will yum remove mysql-server delete my databases?
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The mysql-server package is designed such that it will not touch user data on either remove or install. The issue you're seeing is probably that you have the i386 package installed and it wants the x86_64 package instead, or vice versa. You will need the full yum output in order to proceed.