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...and then Clemente said... % % Hi, Hi! % Thanks a lot for all those replies! It seems like my hosting company is using the cheapest and/or easiest way to make a full, consistent backup. And I guess the Happy to help. Yes, it sounds like they're taking the easy way out. % ideal method from those mentioned is to have a slave server you can take down for backup. I'd say that's the best way to go, too. % The question is then whether such backup is necessary on a daily basis (I get a daily mysqldump for my records anyway without sysadmin intervention), and also how to You know, if you have a mysqldump on a disk that's backed up anyway then you have a backup and shouldn't have to worry about any downtime :-) % find this kind of detailed technical information from hosting companies to be able to choose one with a good quality/price ratio. I don't know of a formula, but I'd ask things like - how is my host backed up? - how is my database backed up? - will there be any regular downtime? - what is your uptime guarantee? - how is that uptime calculated? as well as some questions close to my heart like - do you have redundant networking to my machine, both to handle a failed switch and a backhoe accident? - do you store your tapes in a disaster-proof facility? - what is your expected restore time for a file or db table on my machine? - what is your expected recovery time for a complete disaster on my machine? and go from there; if any of the answers don't sound right, then ask more questions about that topic. % Any opinions on either? I have the best quality/price ratio, of course. [Oops; I did it again.] % Thanks. HTH & HAND mysql query, :-D - -- David T-G * There is too much animal courage in (play) [EMAIL PROTECTED] * society and not sufficient moral courage. (work) [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Mary Baker Eddy, "Science and Health" http://justpickone.org/davidtg/ Shpx gur Pbzzhavpngvbaf Qrprapl Npg! -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE+LXQWGb7uCXufRwARAp/oAKCwXfluT1CAH7UyvEdiNWp9i7SougCfekTe /wfHIghrg/pBHqG0ob3cbqM= =wtjn -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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