How to safe delete (shred) a MySQL database?
I want to store sensitive data in a MySQL database for a while, so I'd like to know a way to delete a MySQL database without having a chance of recovery. In Linux, we have a tool named shred which overwrites the content of the file repeatedly, so its content can never be recovered anymore. Problem is: I want to do it with a specific MySQL database. I know MySQL stores data in /var/lib/mysql, but there are several files there and it would destroy all databases and break MySQL. Any ideas?
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I want to store sensitive data in a MySQL database for a while, so I'd like to know a way to delete a MySQL database without having a chance of recovery. In Linux, we have a tool named shred which overwrites the content of the file repeatedly, so its content can never be recovered anymore. Problem is: I want to do it with a specific MySQL database. I know MySQL stores data in /var/lib/mysql, but there are several files there and it would destroy all databases and break MySQL. Any ideas?
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You can set innodb_file_per_table set to on, so each table gets its own file (and one for each index I think). In the end, you can drop the table and then shred (or whatever) the fiiles. That would still leave the log files though. You'll have to deal with them separately.
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I want to store sensitive data in a MySQL database for a while, so I'd like to know a way to delete a MySQL database without having a chance of recovery. In Linux, we have a tool named shred which overwrites the content of the file repeatedly, so its content can never be recovered anymore. Problem is: I want to do it with a specific MySQL database. I know MySQL stores data in /var/lib/mysql, but there are several files there and it would destroy all databases and break MySQL. Any ideas?
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I want to store sensitive data in a MySQL database for a while, so I'd like to know a way to delete a MySQL database without having a chance of recovery. In Linux, we have a tool named shred which overwrites the content of the file repeatedly, so its content can never be recovered anymore. Problem is: I want to do it with a specific MySQL database. I know MySQL stores data in /var/lib/mysql, but there are several files there and it would destroy all databases and break MySQL. Any ideas?
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You can set innodb_file_per_table set to on, so each table gets its own file (and one for each index I think). In the end, you can drop the table and then shred (or whatever) the fiiles. That would still leave the log files though. You'll have to deal with them separately.
– ypercubeᵀᴹ
5 mins ago
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You can set innodb_file_per_table set to on, so each table gets its own file (and one for each index I think). In the end, you can drop the table and then shred (or whatever) the fiiles. That would still leave the log files though. You'll have to deal with them separately.
– ypercubeᵀᴹ
5 mins ago
You can set innodb_file_per_table set to on, so each table gets its own file (and one for each index I think). In the end, you can drop the table and then shred (or whatever) the fiiles. That would still leave the log files though. You'll have to deal with them separately.
– ypercubeᵀᴹ
5 mins ago
You can set innodb_file_per_table set to on, so each table gets its own file (and one for each index I think). In the end, you can drop the table and then shred (or whatever) the fiiles. That would still leave the log files though. You'll have to deal with them separately.
– ypercubeᵀᴹ
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You can set innodb_file_per_table set to on, so each table gets its own file (and one for each index I think). In the end, you can drop the table and then shred (or whatever) the fiiles. That would still leave the log files though. You'll have to deal with them separately.
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5 mins ago