Ok - I am going to show my complete ignorance here now. How do I configure my task scheduler to run mysqlhotcopy ?
If I want to run mysqlhotcopy at 3:30 am and copy and/or zip to a specific dir - how is this configured in mysqlhotcopy ? Thanks Mark -----Original Message----- From: Nathan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Mark Stringham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; MySQL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 10:53 AM Subject: Re: table backups >1. Task Scheduler. Every 32-bit flavor of Windows has a task scheduler, and you can have it execute >batch scripts which can easily do your MySQL commands for you. Look a folder in your system >directory called Tasks if task scheduler is not already running in the system tray. > >2. As opposed to... ? > ># Nathan > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Mark Stringham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 10:22 AM >Subject: Re: table backups > > >2 quick questions - > >1. What is the Windows equivelant to a cron job. I would like to perform an >automated back-up of MySQL tables and data on a Win 2K server.. >2. Is mysqlhotcopy always performed from the command line? > >Thanks > >Mark > >-----Original Message----- >From: Victoria Reznichenko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 8:51 AM >Subject: table backups > > >>Stewart, >>Tuesday, February 26, 2002, 5:13:58 PM, you wrote: >> >>SG> I want to create a cron job that does nightly backups of a database, >tars >>SG> and gzips it, then ftps it to another server. >> >>SG> I was wondering what the perferred method of copying the data would be. >>SG> mysqldump, mysqlhotcopy or just copying the files. >> >>mysqlhotcopy is used only on the same box where MySQL server is >>running. Look at: >> http://www.mysql.com/doc/m/y/mysqlhotcopy.html >> >>Info about mysqldump you can find at: >> http://www.mysql.com/doc/m/y/mysqldump.html >> >>Direct copying files is not recommended way to backup databases. >> >>SG> =S. >> >> >> >> >>-- >>For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/ >>This email is sponsored by Ensita.net http://www.ensita.net/ >> __ ___ ___ ____ __ >> / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Victoria Reznichenko >> / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>/_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ MySQL AB / Ensita.net >> <___/ www.mysql.com >> >> >> >> >>--------------------------------------------------------------------- >>Before posting, please check: >> http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) >> http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) >> >>To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To unsubscribe, e-mail ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php >> > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >Before posting, please check: > http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) > http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) > >To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
