Matthew Walker ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) writes:
> What's the best way of doing a hot backup on a database? Our server is
> set up in such a way that it's not a simple matter to shut down
> apache/mysql and do the backup then. So, is it safe to just copy the
> mysql directories, or is there some recommended procedure for this?
RTFM, RTFM, RTFM!
That being said, most everyone I know uses mysqldump for hot backups.
Now, STOP what you're doing and go bookmark
http://www.bitbybit.dk/mysqlfaq/faq.html,
if you have time to do nothing else - this is Carsten Pederson's *excellent*
MySQL FAQ.
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Squished Mosquito, Inc.
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