Upgrade MySQL on Plesk on Windows
- by Cyril Gupta
I just got a nasty surprise when I installed a website in Unicode Hindi (Indian language) on a server, all freshly entered unicode data is turning into question marks on the server. On my dev machine it works perfectly.
I found that I have MySQL version 5.0.45 (installed in default by Plesk I guess). On my dev machine i have version 5.1.33.
I believe the problem could be due to the version difference. The new version of MySQL apparently has better support for Unicode than the older one.
I want to upgrade MySQL on my Windows Server machine with Plesk installed on it
I am reluctant to just install the new version using the mysql installer because Plesk maintains some custom settings for mysql and I am afraid the new version could change those settings and break my db.
Can anyone tell me do I have to do anything special to install MySQL on plesk on windows or can I just use the new version installer?