Re: Backing up Mysql

On Sun 12 Mar 2006 16:05, Sarkis Gabriel wrote: Hi all i started backing up the db using a crontab job early in the morning which backs up everything, but i have had complains from users who try to logon after the backup process. What is the best way to backup an active database with

Re: Backing up Mysql

The question is in which way do u backup it? Using mysqldump in your cronjob? Maybe its a better way to simply create a copy of /var/lib/mysql. All your databases are in there and copying tis don't affect the running mysqld in any way. We do that on lots of server every night... cheers

Backing up Mysql

Hi all i started backing up the db using a crontab job early in the morning which backs up everything, but i have had complains from users who try to logon after the backup process. What is the best way to backup an active database with radiusd waiting for connection? Thank you Sarky -

Re: Backing up Mysql

Hi, i started backing up the db using a crontab job early in the morning which backs up everything, but i have had complains from users who try to logon after the backup process. What is the best way to backup an active database with radiusd waiting for connection? are you simply