title: Moving Raw MYSQL Data Files to a Different Directory
body: <p>I have a directory only backup of a previous server that hosted multiple sites.  I had access to a few .sql backups for our databases, but there were some that had not been backed up in that fashion.  I located the .MYD,.frm, and .MYI files for the tables in my db in the var/lib/mysql/db_name directory.  </p>
  
  <p>I would like to know if there is a way to get the data from these files and move them into the new existing mysql installation?  I tried copying the files from the db folder to a db folder with the exact same name, but I still get a "Can't find db_name/table_name.frm" error when trying to access any of the tables.  They do show up in phpmyadmin table list, the error comes up when trying to access the tables.</p>
  
  <p>Is this possible?  If so, how do I go about taking these table files and turning them into use-able data?</p>
  
  <p>I am sorry if my question or explanation doesn't make any sense.  This is part of an ongoing 11+ hour emergency server recovery project that got sprung on me today, so my brain is fried.  I will answer any questions necessary.</p>