RE: [cobalt-users] Backup Questions

["Glenn Parsons" <gparsons@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Per M Knutsen
> Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 6:40 PM
> To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Backup Questions
>
>
> > > Below is a list I put together from reading through the
> archives, and I
> > > want o make sure I am not forgetting anything..  So if anyone knows
> > > any other things I might need, please, let me know.
> > >
> > > /root/
> > > /home/
> > > /var/log/
> > > /etc/
> > > /usr/local/majordomo/
>
> /var/lib/mysql
>
> your databases, if mysql is installed
>
>
> Per M Knutsen
> http://nethut.no/~pknutsen
>

-- SNIP --

You might want to run 'mysqldump,' to a directory you are already backing
up, instead. Put it in your cron job. As has been discussed, importing the
database through SQL scripts alleviates any problems you might have with
differing versions of MySQL.

Cheers,
Glenn