On Jue 27 Feb 2003 02:32, 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...
Horrible idea. Do daily dumps, and use those when you upgrade you MySQL
system, or PostgreSQL. Thats what dumps are for!
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Porqué usar una base de datos relacional cualquiera,
si podés usar PostgreSQL?
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