| 26.5.1.mysqlhotcopy |
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mysqlhotcopy is a command line utility written in Perl. |
mysqlhotcopy backs up the files which make up a database. |
mysqlhotcopy has the advantage of combining several different commands that lock the tables etc to prevent data corruption. |
The syntax is: |
$ mysqlhotcopy -u <username> -p <database> /backup/location/
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Which SHOULD copy all the tables (*.frm, *.MYI, *.MYD) into the new directory. |
The script does require the DBI perl module though. |
To restore these backup files simply copy them back into your MySQL data directory. |