MikeBlezien wrote:
> We just installed MySQL 3.23.39 on a Redhat/Linux6.2 system,..so far so good. We
> have about 30 customers who are currently using various dbs and was wondering if
> someone could recommend or has setup some sort of automated back up system for
> the db's. We use the mysqldump utility do backups, but was wonder if it's
> possible to setup some of program to execute a 'cron' type back utilizing the
> mysqldump utility, like once a day.
Yes, cron is good tool and you should use it. Why do you need some else "cron type"
when cron is avalaible?
Just put right commands in /etc/crontab
Ando take a look on mysqlhotcopy script. Some people prefer this to make backups of
MySQL database. I do not take position in this.
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