The minimal version of MySQL supported by License Statistics is 5.5. To use an external database with License Statistics:
1. Create the database. For example, type the following in the MySQL console:
mysql> CREATE DATABASE database_name;
2. Edit or replace your existing mysqld configuration file with the MySQL config.ini file included in the License Statistics distribution. These settings are important for performance, because the default mysqld configuration file is not configured for the high volume of data License Statistics pushes through the database.
3. Edit the following settings in the configuration file xflicstat.cfg:
MYSQL_SERVER: MySQL server name or IP address MYSQL_PORT: 3306 (default) MYSQL_USERNAME: Username for the account created in the License Statistics database MYSQL_PASSWORD: Password for the account created in the License Statistics database MYSQL_DATABASE: Name of the database created for License Statistics.