# [EMAIL PROTECTED] / 2003-02-12 15:01:27 -0500:
> Brian Henning wrote:
> >I would also like to back up my mysql databases for the same reasons.
> >can i tar those up for later use?
>
> You can, but you should make sure that the MySQL server is shut down
> during backup or your database files could be in the middle of an
> update while you're backing up.
see ${PREFIX}/bin/mysqlhotcopy
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