Can I rename looker_tmp for MySQL

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Last tested: May 15, 2019

No.

looker_tmp is used for creating temp tables for System Activity, and it’s hardcoded into the codebase and it can’t actually be named differently.

Relevant docs: https://docs.looker.com/setup-and-management/on-prem-mgmt/migrating-to-mysql#create_a_database_and_user