Re: [OT] a mysql question
On Oct 24, 2006, at 6:52 PM, jan gestre wrote: On 10/25/06, Jonathan Horne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: i do know how to import a .sql database dump, i was just wondering if i can do it via a restore job from netbackup. any opinions i can get, are greatly appreciated. to backup a mysql database: $ mysqldump -u user -p --opt databasename > database.bak.sql to restore a database from the backup: $ mysql -u user -p database < database.bak.sql just make sure user has privileges to do the necessary commands, if not you can use the root user of mysql. you can also use a gui tool like phpmyadmin for managing mysql. Just an extra detail. Be sure that you not only do a mysqldump for your application databases but also dump the "mysql" database so you don't lose any internal permission records you've created. You or your apps will have likely created records in that database necessary for when you attempt to actually use your restored application databases. The resulting dump will need to be edited before you try to recover since your setup of mysql on the restored server will automatically create the structures. The dump file will duplicate the creation (not good). Get around that by deleting everything in that dump file except the INSERT statements for records you've created. They will usually be somewhat obvious, e.g., you may have an entry for "daemon" if a webserver cgi application has been granted access to some database. The records you will be interested in backing up are from the database "mysql" and the table called "user". These must be restored after you restore the application databases in most cases since they refer to the existence of the application database. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: [OT] a mysql question
On 10/25/06, Jonathan Horne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: typical OT thread apologies, but the truth *really* is that this is the best and most intelligent list i read. so... i use veritas netbackup 5.1 to backup my bsd machines, and i would like to restore some mysql databases onto another machine. is restoring any mysql database, as simple as reloading the database directories in /var/db/mysql? do i need to create the blank database first, then do it? i do know how to import a .sql database dump, i was just wondering if i can do it via a restore job from netbackup. any opinions i can get, are greatly appreciated. i'm not a mysql guru but backing up and restoring a mysql database is just like riding a bike, it's that easy :D to backup a mysql database: $ mysqldump -u user -p --opt databasename > database.bak.sql to restore a database from the backup: $ mysql -u user -p database < database.bak.sql just make sure user has privileges to do the necessary commands, if not you can use the root user of mysql. you can also use a gui tool like phpmyadmin for managing mysql. cheers ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: [OT] a mysql question
typical OT thread apologies, but the truth *really* is that this is the best and most intelligent list i read. so... You're really going to get better answers from the mysql lists... really. :) i use veritas netbackup 5.1 to backup my bsd machines, and i would like to restore some mysql databases onto another machine. is restoring any mysql database, as simple as reloading the database directories in /var/db/mysql? do i need to create the blank database first, then do it? maybe. maybe not. depends on the engine's used. http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/backup.html http://jeremy.zawodny.com/mysql/mysql-backup-and-recovery.html -philip ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
