here are some options that you can do. On a Xp machine you can setup a
batch file that looks something like this
{Path to the mysqldump.exe} -h localhost -u root -p{password} -ce
-add-drop-table {database name} {path\name.dump to the dump file}
repeating the line for every database that you want to backup this way.
From fox you can run the batch !{batch file} then zip then ftp.
to schedule the backup create a scheduled task and point it to the same
batch file. we had something like this running on a windows 2003 server
backing up a mySQL server. this will lock the tables as it backs up the
data but that is a small price to pay for a clean backup of the data.
Hope this helps. If you have any other questions you can email me off
line.
MB Software Solutions General Account wrote:
> Ed Leafe wrote:
>> On Oct 19, 2007, at 1:19 PM, MB Software Solutions General Account
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> I've got a couple clients who have a VFP9 app that uses a MySQL5
>>> database as the backend in their shop.
>>>
>>> What advice would you give for creating a backup strategy so that the
>>> database is regularly backed up to an offsite location to prevent
>>> catastrophic loss of data due to fire/robbery/etc. ?
>>>
>> I've used the mysqldump utility on a cron job, with the output files
>> being archived in the backups.
>
> This sounds preferable. Is there much to setting it up? I mean, how
> are you kicking off the mysqldump command? I know of cron jobs, but I
> haven't done one yet myself. Also, this is a M$ Win XP machine.
>
>> You can archive the MySQL data files
>> directly, but you have to shut down the server while you're copying
>> them.
>>
> I don't like that option. But thanks nonetheless for presenting it.
>
>
>
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