> > Its not recommended to just `cp' your data directory for use
> > later. You should always dump the database with mysqldump.
>
> Eh?
>
> If you know what you're doing, there's nothing unsafe about it and it
> is WAY faster than using mysqldump.
You're absolutely right.. but try telling that to a client :-)
Most people that ask me to setup a backup system for them want to be able to
see/touch/feel their data in ascii format so they're certain its all
there.... <shrug>
If that's the case you can use a utility I wrote in perl that dumps
databases into a nice directory tree... http://www.mswanson.com/mybackup or
under the contributed section of the mysql website.
-Marc-
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