A bit OT here, but I'm curious - does mysqlhotcopy allow you to do a backup without shutting down MySQL?
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/mysqlhotcopy.html I know this is over-simplifying, but couldn't automating MySQL backups with mysqlhotcopy be as simple as adding a MySQL user with read(?) privs to the database(s) to be backed up, and then putting a "mysqlhotcopy" command with all the necessary options into a cron job or windows scheduler? Hardy >>> Tim Bunce <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 07/07/04 01:30PM >>> I believe mysql also ships with mysqlhotcopy (which I wrote) you may find it useful. Tim. On Wed, Jul 07, 2004 at 10:05:42AM -0400, Hardy Merrill wrote: > I quick search on google for "automate mysql backup perl dbi" > > revealed this as one of the 1st 5 links: > http://www.csc.liv.ac.uk/~u2pj/SQL_Perl.htm > > Check out "RW MySQL Dump" - looks to me like it might be just what > you're looking for. Or if you still want to do it yourself, just > reading its description might put you on the right track. > > You'll get more help here if you actually try to help yourself first - > at least make an effort to find some information *before* you ask for > help. > > Hardy Merrill > > >>> "John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 07/07/04 09:52AM >>> > I want to automate a mysql backup > > Can this be done via perl and how?
