Re: [TCLUG:9290] Hot System Backups and an active MySQL Database

[Bob Tanner <tanner@real-time.com>]

Quoting Ben Kochie (ben@nerp.net):
> i would normal avoid the database area, but before the backup, run a mysql
> dump of the database, much safer

Ouch! there is almost 250,000 records in this database. A dump would eat drive
space like crazy.

But that gives me a last ditch method if all else fails.

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