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@subsection Backing up and Recovering an InnoDB Database

The key to safe database management is taking regular backups.

To take a 'binary' backup of your database you have to do the following:

InnoDB Hot Backup is an online backup tool you can use to

backup your InnoDB database while it is running. InnoDB

Hot Backup does not require you to shut down your database

and it does not set any locks or disturb your normal

database processing. InnoDB Hot Backup is a non-free

additional tool which is not included in the standard

MySQL distribution. See the InnoDB Hot Backup homepage

@uref{http://www.innodb.com/hotbackup.html}

for detailed information and screenshots. 

If you are able to shut down your MySQL server, then to take

a 'binary' backup of your database you have to do the following: 

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