Xen schreef op 27-12-2016 23:13:
Lost my temper there, Winston would say. Yes, I play video games too.
What's the problem with that? You have a problem with that too? :).
Also still want to add, If I may.
That even Mediawiki probably doesn't provide all the tools you'd need to
completely circumvent the filesystem.
For example, no one in his right mind would probably use Media-wiki
specific tools to back up the database. Also Media-wiki probably stores
all content in the database, so it is not even equivalent here.
Those people who say you are doing the wrong thing would also resort to
the wrong thing if shit hit the fan. And that's all I can say about it.
If they really ended up in a problem situation they would *also* do that
"wrong thing" to solve the problem and get or keep their company
running, for instance.
When in a practical situation all those petty concerns about what is
right and what is wrong do not matter anymore. What matters then is
results and nothing else. That, I wanted to say here.
You will use the appropriate tools to solve the problem at hand NOW,
yes, you too will do that. And if the "right tools" won't do that, you
will use the "wrong tools" because they then actually yield results
whereas the "right tools" don't for example because they do not even
exist.
I really wonder if anyone here backs up a Media-wiki database for
example by using some Media-wiki "export" function or if in fact you
back up the (MySQL) database yourself. I really think I can predict all
of us are going to use filesystem tools indeed. And not Media-wiki
tools.
Drupal for instance has "drush sql-dump" to export the (MySQL) database
but are you seriously going to use that every time you export or back-up
the database? Why should you?
I don't like snapshots but they are certainly the easiest way to back-up
any filesystem without interruption. And even if you didn't mysqldump
might still be the more appropriate tool
(http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/mysqldump.html) and will cover
other databases as well (tables) (and besides) drush sql-dump uses
mysqldump too.
Everyone in the right position would use the "wrong" tool because it
would work whereas the "right" tool would not or would not even be
available. When it comes down to it, practical matters supersede
theoretical concerns, but you can't see this from the comfort of your
seat into another person's computer or site or server.
So please, some leniency with the "inadequacies" of other people because
they might be doing the right thing whereas you can't see that they do
because you do not have the information for it. Not all situations are
identical and everyone chooses the appropriate path for him or herself.
I hope that is enough now.
Regards.
