Step 1
mount --bind <path to mysql data> /var/lib/mysql
Step 2
In /etc/fstab
:
/var/www/mysql /var/lib/mysql none bind 0 0
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Step 3
In /etc/mysql/conf.d/mysql.cnf
:
[mysqld]
datadir = /var/lib/mysql