Re: simple backup methods: how to test for success

2002-02-03 Thread Steve Rapaport
On Monday 04 February 2002 03:46, Robert Nagle wrote: > I realize this is a very elementary question and explained somewhat in > the mysql manual. > > The manual describes three different methods for backing up databases > > Copying the files themselves > using mysqldump to dump all the tables int

simple backup methods: how to test for success

2002-02-03 Thread Robert Nagle
I realize this is a very elementary question and explained somewhat in the mysql manual. The manual describes three different methods for backing up databases Copying the files themselves using mysqldump to dump all the tables into a single file using mysqlhotcopy The most straightforward way