At 12:16 +1000 9/13/02, Campbell McLeay wrote: >Hi, > >I was wondering whether if anyone knew the method by which >data can be extracted from a backup of a mysql data directory >done with tar. The files I currently have are a copy of the >whole mysql directory tree (done with tar). What I want to do >is somehow extract the information from these files to dump >to a text file and then I can use mysqlimport or whatever >from there. I realise that mysqldump is the correct way >to back up databases but that's all I have to work with >at the moment. Any ideas on how this could be done?
Since you made a direct copy of the server's data directory, you'll need to point a server at it and tell it to dump the tables, e.g., with mysqldump. > >Cheers, > >Campbell --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
