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I ran into an issue with my PC that had XBMC's MySQL DB on it and it was out of commission for a couple of days. This left XBMC unable to get past the splash screen unless I disabled the advancedsettings.xml. Is there a way I can run a secondary MySQL DB on a different PC and have XBMC update both as changes to the library is made and if the primary DB is unavailable for some reason XBMC will access the secondary DB without any action from me?
This is no problem for me but if this happens when I am not home my wife would mot be happy with me.
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lrusak
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No but you could setup profiles, have a main profile and a second one as a backup if there is not MYSQL available.
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nickr
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Yes of course there is. Mysql supports multiple synchronised servers. It is often used in failsafe environments with multiple servers delivering the same synchronised data to millions of requests per minute.
google "mysql replication"
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How do you get XBMC to access the second DB when the advancedsettings.xml points XBMC to the ip address of the primary DB.
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I think XBMC only updates one DB, then the two MySQL servers talk to each other.
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In my experience, when the MySQL server is inaccessible, it EVENTUALLY gives up and moves on without it. It takes like a min or two to get past the splash screen though to where it gives up. Though then it has nothing but an empty library of course.
