1. Task Scheduler. Every 32-bit flavor of Windows has a task scheduler, and you can have it execute batch scripts which can easily do your MySQL commands for you. Look a folder in your system directory called Tasks if task scheduler is not already running in the system tray.
2. As opposed to... ? # Nathan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Stringham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 10:22 AM Subject: Re: table backups 2 quick questions - 1. What is the Windows equivelant to a cron job. I would like to perform an automated back-up of MySQL tables and data on a Win 2K server.. 2. Is mysqlhotcopy always performed from the command line? Thanks Mark -----Original Message----- From: Victoria Reznichenko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 8:51 AM Subject: table backups >Stewart, >Tuesday, February 26, 2002, 5:13:58 PM, you wrote: > >SG> I want to create a cron job that does nightly backups of a database, tars >SG> and gzips it, then ftps it to another server. > >SG> I was wondering what the perferred method of copying the data would be. >SG> mysqldump, mysqlhotcopy or just copying the files. > >mysqlhotcopy is used only on the same box where MySQL server is >running. Look at: > http://www.mysql.com/doc/m/y/mysqlhotcopy.html > >Info about mysqldump you can find at: > http://www.mysql.com/doc/m/y/mysqldump.html > >Direct copying files is not recommended way to backup databases. > >SG> =S. > > > > >-- >For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/ >This email is sponsored by Ensita.net http://www.ensita.net/ > __ ___ ___ ____ __ > / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Victoria Reznichenko > / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ [EMAIL PROTECTED] >/_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ MySQL AB / Ensita.net > <___/ www.mysql.com > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >Before posting, please check: > http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) > http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) > >To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
