> mysqlhotcopy does your locking for you. So running ./mysqlhostcopy dbase /path/to/backup/dir
is perfectly safe while database operations (selct, insert, update etc) are being performed? --- Saqib Ali http://www.xml-dev.com -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]