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Date:      Tue, 24 Oct 2006 19:03:45 -0500 (CDT)
From:      Philip Hallstrom <freebsd@philip.pjkh.com>
To:        Jonathan Horne <freebsd@dfwlp.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: [OT] a mysql question
Message-ID:  <20061024190247.B7554@bravo.pjkh.com>
In-Reply-To: <200610241849.50723.freebsd@dfwlp.com>
References:  <200610241849.50723.freebsd@dfwlp.com>

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> typical OT thread apologies, but the truth *really* is that this is the best
> and most intelligent list i read. so...

You're really going to get better answers from the mysql lists... really. 
:)

> i use veritas netbackup 5.1 to backup my bsd machines, and i would like to
> restore some mysql databases onto another machine.  is restoring any mysql
> database, as simple as reloading the database directories in /var/db/mysql?
> do i need to create the blank database first, then do it?

maybe. maybe not.  depends on the engine's used.

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/backup.html
http://jeremy.zawodny.com/mysql/mysql-backup-and-recovery.html

-philip



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