On Dec 3, 2008, at 3:16 PM,
kitepilot@kitepilot.com wrote:
> Back then when I researched the issue (about a year or so ago), you
> had to
> take the server down to get a consistent backup with the tools
> provided by
> MySQL.
> I haven't updated my research since...
> ET
Setting up a replication slave just for backups is pretty simple.
Then you can take down the slave to make a backup at any time without
affecting the master at all.
alex
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