Re: Migrating MySql from Debian to Windows
>I can then still interface with the database on the Linux server
Are you sure you're using the database on the linux box?
I'm crystal ball gazing here because you haven't mentioned any php files or config, but I'll assume that's what you're using.
In my systems, I have a config file which contains database host name (usually localhost), database user name, databse password, and then I "include" that config file whenever I need to connect to the database.
Then if I need to cahnge any of those details, I only beed to change it in one place and the whole website gets it.
For your linux box, if the database was on "localhost", by copying your files to the Windows box, the database is still defined as "locahost". Both cases the database is local to the same machine, IOW, if the config on the Windows box is locallhost, then it is using the database on the windows box.
If by some some strange chance, the linux box was connecting to it's mysql using the real hostname (not localhost) then your windows box is still connecting to linux database. You'll need to to change it to localhost to use the windows database.
Bottom line.
Find the database connection config file, and see what host it's pointing to.
Good luck,
Barry.