Ron Johnson([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is reported to have said: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 09/10/07 10:50, ArcticFox wrote: > > > > On Sep 10, 2007, at 10:42 AM, Wayne Topa wrote: > > > >> Ron Johnson([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is reported to have said: > >>> > >>> On 09/10/07 10:00, Wayne Topa wrote: > >>> [snip] > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> I just used it, on Mysql 5 to transfer all my databases to a new > >>>> server and it's great. Just be sure no one is using the DB when you > >>>> run mysqldump. > >>> > >>> Why not? > >>> > >> Because my guru, Paul DuBois, said so. > >> > >> WT > >> > > And there's a chance that you'll end up with missing/corrupt or > > incomplete data being moved. > > But isn't MySQL5 supposed to be Enterprise Ready? Any "enterprise" > RDBMS worthy of the appellation can do hot backups *and* PITR > (point-in-time recovery).
Yes, I think it is, but the OP said he was using 4.1 and thats what my DuBois Mysql 4.1 book and Articfox said. It might corrupt files 'if' there were read/writes while running mysqldump. Wayne -- The program is absolutely right; therefore the computer must be wrong. _______________________________________________________ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
