Instead of cp, rsync might help it is able to send delta changes.
On Wed, May 4, 2016 at 10:55 AM, Rob Willett <rob.sqlite at robertwillett.com> wrote: > Scott, > > OK, We can see how to do this (I think). Our app is written in Perl and we?d > just need to capture the command we write down. The only issue I can think > of is the prepare statement and making sure we capture the right SQL > command. W > > We?ll dig into it and have a look, > > Thanks for taking the time to reply. > > Rob > > > On 4 May 2016, at 18:52, Scott Robison wrote: > >> On Wed, May 4, 2016 at 11:47 AM, Rob Willett >> <rob.sqlite at robertwillett.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Scott, >>> >>> Thats an interesting idea. Is there an option in SQLite to do this for >>> us, >>> or do we have to write a small shim in our app? >>> >>> I like the idea of this as its simple and elegant. >> >> >> >> It would require a little extra work on your part. Nothing built into the >> system that would accomplish this directly. However, I've done similar >> things and they don't involve a ton of overhead. You could use another >> SQLite database as the append only log, or a simple text file. >> >> I'm not aware of a free lunch solution, sadly. >> >> >>> >>> >>> Rob >>> >>> >>> On 4 May 2016, at 16:51, Scott Robison wrote: >>> >>> This is going to become a bigger problem for us as the database will >>>>>> >>>>>> only get bigger so any advice welcomed. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> Perhaps, rather than backing up the live data, you create an append only >>>> log of each and every query you send to the database. Should you need to >>>> restore, you replay the log of statements. Or at the appointed backup >>>> time, >>>> you replay the day's log of statements into another database. No need to >>>> ever take the live database offline at the cost of slightly longer >>>> running >>>> commands during the day to handle the append operation. >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> sqlite-users mailing list >>>> sqlite-users at mailinglists.sqlite.org >>>> http://mailinglists.sqlite.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sqlite-users >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> sqlite-users mailing list >>> sqlite-users at mailinglists.sqlite.org >>> http://mailinglists.sqlite.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sqlite-users >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Scott Robison >> _______________________________________________ >> sqlite-users mailing list >> sqlite-users at mailinglists.sqlite.org >> http://mailinglists.sqlite.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sqlite-users > > _______________________________________________ > sqlite-users mailing list > sqlite-users at mailinglists.sqlite.org > http://mailinglists.sqlite.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sqlite-users
