On Sun, Aug 19, 2001 at 10:50:58PM +0200, Michael Großegesse wrote:
> Hi
>
> I'd like to know if it is possible to scp the database files to a
> backup server while mysql is still running on both machines?
As long as you are careful to flush and lock tables when you do it,
yes.
> Alternatively, is there any replication mechanism to keep the backup
> server up to date without shuting down mysql?
What about using MySQL's built-in replication?
Jeremy
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