Re: Mysqldump alternative due to bug

2005-03-13 Thread Scott Klarenbach
Awesome, I guess that's the best alternative. In fact, I was logging on to ask you that very question. Thanks, Scott. On Sun, 13 Mar 2005 20:03:15 +0200, Amr Mostafa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You can copy mysql tables files directly from /var/lib/mysql/data > directory (or wherever your pat

Re: Mysqldump alternative due to bug

2005-03-13 Thread Amr Mostafa
Check this one too: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/backing-up.html - Amr Scott Klarenbach wrote: Ya, all my tables are InnoDB unfortunately, and they need to stay that way ;-). On Sun, 13 Mar 2005 13:48:26 +0200, Amr Mostafa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: There is the mysqlhotcopy, it's faster to

Re: Mysqldump alternative due to bug

2005-03-13 Thread Amr Mostafa
You can copy mysql tables files directly from /var/lib/mysql/data directory (or wherever your path/to/mysql is :) For more details/information, read this : http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/disaster-prevention.html - Amr Scott Klarenbach wrote: Ya, all my tables are InnoDB unfortunately, and they

Re: Mysqldump alternative due to bug

2005-03-13 Thread Scott Klarenbach
Ya, all my tables are InnoDB unfortunately, and they need to stay that way ;-). On Sun, 13 Mar 2005 13:48:26 +0200, Amr Mostafa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There is the mysqlhotcopy, it's faster too. > However, It will only work if all your tables are MyIsam. > > > Scott Klarenbach wrote: > >

Re: Mysqldump alternative due to bug

2005-03-13 Thread Amr Mostafa
There is the mysqlhotcopy, it's faster too. However, It will only work if all your tables are MyIsam. Scott Klarenbach wrote: I'm using Mysql 5.0.2 w/ Windows 2003 server, and there is a bug with the mysqldump utility. The bug is actually with the Describe table statement, or Show fields from tabl

Mysqldump alternative due to bug

2005-03-12 Thread Scott Klarenbach
I'm using Mysql 5.0.2 w/ Windows 2003 server, and there is a bug with the mysqldump utility. The bug is actually with the Describe table statement, or Show fields from table statement... It's been documented on mysql.com, so I'm wondering if there is a simple alternative to mysqldump that I can u