MySQL Reference Manual for version 4.0.18.

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8.8 mysqlhotcopy, Copying MySQL Databases and Tables

mysqlhotcopy is a Perl script that uses LOCK TABLES, FLUSH TABLES and cp or scp to quickly make a backup of a database. It's the fastest way to make a backup of the database or single tables, but it can only be run on the same machine where the database directories are. mysqlhotcopy works only for backing up MyISAM and ISAM tables. It runs on Unix, and on NetWare as of MySQL 4.0.18.

 
mysqlhotcopy db_name [/path/to/new_directory]

mysqlhotcopy db_name_1 ... db_name_n /path/to/new_directory

mysqlhotcopy db_name./regex/

mysqlhotcopy supports the following options:

-?, --help
Display a help screen and exit
-u, --user=#
User for database login
-p, --password=#
Password to use when connecting to server
-P, --port=#
Port to use when connecting to local server
-S, --socket=#
Socket to use when connecting to local server
--allowold
Don't abort if target already exists (rename it _old)
--keepold
Don't delete previous (now renamed) target when done
--noindices
Don't include full index files in copy to make the backup smaller and faster The indexes can later be reconstructed with myisamchk -rq..
--method=#
Method for copy (cp or scp).
-q, --quiet
Be silent except for errors
--debug
Enable debug
-n, --dryrun
Report actions without doing them
--regexp=#
Copy all databases with names matching regexp
--suffix=#
Suffix for names of copied databases
--checkpoint=#
Insert checkpoint entry into specified db.table
--flushlog
Flush logs once all tables are locked.
--tmpdir=#
Temporary directory (instead of /tmp).

You can use perldoc mysqlhotcopy to get more complete documentation for mysqlhotcopy.

mysqlhotcopy reads the groups [client] and [mysqlhotcopy] from the option files.

To be able to execute mysqlhotcopy you need write access to the backup directory, the SELECT privilege for the tables you are about to copy and the MySQL RELOAD privilege (to be able to execute FLUSH TABLES).


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