Its not recommended to just `cp' your data directory for use later. You should
always dump the database with mysqldump.
James Ervin wrote:
> Can you restore from a backup of the mysql data directory or do you need to
> dump the database in order to be able to restore? I have seen some traffic
> on the list that suggests that a dump is the way to go. I backup the data
> directory each night, but I would hate to find out that that is not the way
> to go if/when things go bad.
>
> James Ervin
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