I don't think it wise to back up /var/lib/mysql while mysql is running. IMHO you have several options here: 1st. Stop mysql, backup /var/lib/mysql, start mysql. I don't like it very much. 2nd. Use mysqldump to dump mysql databases. IMHO best alternative 3rd. If you're using LVM, you could stop mysql, create snapshot volume, start mysql, back up snapshot volume, destroy snapshot volume.
Thank you very much for all the suggestions. I'll try to learn mysqldump :)
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