Difference between revisions of "SQL database"

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* Before restoring, create the database <code>aquarium</code> on the new device (log in with <code>sudo mysql -u root</code> and execute <code>create database aquarium;</code>)
* Before restoring, create the database <code>aquarium</code> on the new device (log in with <code>sudo mysql -u root</code> and execute <code>create database aquarium;</code>)
* Restoring data from backup works with <code>sudo mysql -u root aquarium < name_of_backup.sql</code>
* Restoring data from backup works with <code>sudo mysql -u root aquarium < name_of_backup.sql</code>
* keep in mind to create user "aquarium" with matching password when restoring on a new device
 
== Create user ==
Create user "aquarium" with matching password when restoring on a new device:
* log in with <code>sudo mysql -u root</code>
* execute <code>create user aquarium identified by 'password';</code>
* execute <code>grant all privileges on aquarium.* to aquarium with grant option;</code>


== Maintaining the database ==
== Maintaining the database ==
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Installation is done with the following steps:
Installation is done with the following steps:
* <code>sudo apt install phpmyadmin</code>
* <code>sudo apt install phpmyadmin</code>
Choose the Apache web server for configuration. This will automatically trigger the installation of Apache.
* Choose the Apache web server for configuration. This will automatically trigger the installation of Apache.


== Structure of database ==
== Structure of database ==
The database contains the following tables:
The database contains the following tables:

Latest revision as of 14:29, 24 March 2023

Aquarium Control uses MariaDB.

Installation

Use the following commands to install MariaDB:

  • sudo apt-get update
  • sudo apt-get upgrade
  • sudo apt install mariadb-server
  • sudo apt-get install libmariadb-dev
  • sudo apt-get install libmariadb-dev-compat
  • sudo apt-get install libgsl-dev

The commands are also inside the libinstall script inside the repository of aquarium-ctrl.

Backup

Manual backup works as following:

  • Export of database with sudo mysqldump -u root aquarium > name_of_backup.sql
  • Transfer of data to alternative storage
  • Before restoring, create the database aquarium on the new device (log in with sudo mysql -u root and execute create database aquarium;)
  • Restoring data from backup works with sudo mysql -u root aquarium < name_of_backup.sql

Create user

Create user "aquarium" with matching password when restoring on a new device:

  • log in with sudo mysql -u root
  • execute create user aquarium identified by 'password';
  • execute grant all privileges on aquarium.* to aquarium with grant option;

Maintaining the database

Use phpmyadmin to administrate user rights. Installation is done with the following steps:

  • sudo apt install phpmyadmin
  • Choose the Apache web server for configuration. This will automatically trigger the installation of Apache.

Structure of database

The database contains the following tables: