On 27 Jun 2003 at 14:49, David Brodbeck wrote: > FWIW, if size is a problem, mysqldump files compress quite well with > gzip. (Lots of repeated text.) The same is true of update logs, if > you're keeping those.
The same is also true of the original tables (the .MYD files), so I stand by my statement about the size difference (whichever way it happens to go) not being a deciding factor between using mysqldump and copying the files (with mysqlhotcopy or otherwise). -- Keith C. Ivey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Tobacco Documents Online http://tobaccodocuments.org -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
