Dotan Cohen wrote:
have you never head of the "DROP * FROM table" without a WHERE clause
stories? That seems just a bit more dangerous to me. Furthermore, how
does an end user backup a database? Which files, exactly, does he
copy?
No I have not. But I have seen someone wipe out a spreadsheet with a simple
keystroke. Any tool has ways of destroying the data but if it is setup
properly the ability to corrupt data is much harder.
http://thedailywtf.com/Articles/Death-by-Delete.aspx
Cute story - kind of (sounds a bit urban legend-ish to me)
But what lessons to draw from it?
1) Use the right tool for the right job.
2) Be careful about who you form business relationships with.
3) Backups are good.
4) Regular backups are better.
5) Verifiying that your backups can actually be restored - before you
need them ------priceless.
*smile*
Drew
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