Over the weekend I requested a file that could backup databases of mysql
to be run from Cron everynight and I thank everyone for responding and I
will put those scripts to use very quickly.
At the same time, over the weekend, I had someone hack into my Linux
Mandrake server, they installed ssh and ran tons of processes. I
quickly took the server off line made a backup of the drive and
re-installed Mandrake 7.0 with all security patches I could find. Then
I reinstalled Mysql and replaced my httpd and data directories from the
backup. Everything seems to be running fine.
My question is this. Is it better to make a backup using mysqldump or
should I make a backup of the data directory?
Will I damage databases by backing up the data directory if mysql is
running and is this why its better to use mysqldump?
I guess mysqldump locks the tables as it is being dumped and unlocks
them again so you don't have to stop the server?
Thanks,
Douglas
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Douglas Brantz
Computer Consultant
Fine & Applied Arts
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC 28608
828-262-6312 FAX
828-262-6549 OFFICE
brantzdr@stripped
