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Re: backup of mysql database.
Posted by: Barry Galbraith
Date: October 08, 2009 03:22PM

If your database is still "on line" when you take a copy of the folder, there could be some changes to some of the tables during the course of the copy.

A "backup" has the ability to lock the tables against changes while the backup is being taken.

There's a very good section on Database Backups in the Reference Manual.

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/backup-and-recovery.html

Good Luck.
Barry.

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