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Re: backup database
Posted by: raymon gompelman
Date: September 06, 2011 03:51AM

Peter Brawley Wrote:
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> For a reliable copy use
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> mysqldump -uUSR -pPWD -A --add-drop-database -K -E
> -R -x >%backupfile%
>
> PB


Hi Peter, thanks for your reply. I have seen this command but doesn't this take much longer than a flat file copy of a shutdown database? What are the reasons why a flat file copy isn't reliable enough? I appreciate if you need to do hot or warm copies but I am able to shutdown the database.

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