Nick Davis wrote: > > I just figured this out and thought some others might benefit from it! > > Here is how you dump database(s) on one server into a database on another > server! > > mysqldump --opt -a LOCALDBNAME [LOCALTABLE1 [LOCALTABLE2]] -u USER -pPASSWORD > | mysql --host=REMOTEHOST REMOTEDBNAME -u USER -pPASSWORD > > See man mysqldump and man mysql for further options! > > I am going to use this for periodic updates from the main mysql server to the > backup mysql server. Much simpler than dumping the database on the main > server, ftp/scping it to the backup server, then inserting it into the backup > db.
Why not just backup the db using it's replication features: http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/Replication.html Pete - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html
