Renke Brausse wrote:

>> Thanks for that link, but i wanted to know if it is possible that  
>> just
>> backuppc performing the backup of mysql files, if that can cause an
>> issue with teh files while the server is running, IE like corrupting
>> .myd files or stuff like that?
>
> as I'm lazy I never excluded the mysql storage from backup - so far no
> problems in 1,5 years.

There is no need to exclude them from your backup, as BackupPC reading  
them will not cause any problems, but those backed up files may not be  
usable when restored. So: you really need to run a dump script when  
you want to be able to restore databases.

Nils Breunese.

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