On Wed, 26 Feb 2003, Joe Giles wrote: > Question about backing up... > > Sorry if this is not on the lines of what you guys are talking about, > but I set up MySQL and I sym link the database from one file system to > another for redundancy purposes. So, when I upgrade, I just break the > link and upgrade, then re link. It has worked so far (well, only one > upgrade as of yet). Is this a BAD idea? Was I just lucky? > > When I backup, I just backup the dir that pertains to the database. I > have not had to restore anything yet... > > I appreciate the comments good or bad so I don't get stuck in the > future...
Pray very hard to God that you never need those "backups". Maybe you can get lucky with MySQL but as a general rule those backups are worthless. There is a reason why each serious database have its own backup mechanism. Cheers, -- Ryurick M. Hristev mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Systems Manager University of Canterbury, Physics & Astronomy Dept., New Zealand -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
