yes, i can change my.cnf at will that is no problem.
as far as app updates, well, that is a sticky situation. it is unclear from the "providers" if we do an upgrade (say to mysql 3.23.54a or is there a .55 now) if we are now soley responsible for all upgrades from then on or not.
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