[thelist] Mysqldump

Chris Dorer cdorer at gmail.com
Wed Jan 31 10:19:07 CST 2007


Err, mysql version 3.23.*

On 1/31/07, Chris Dorer <cdorer at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Is there any problem in using mysqldump as a creation db script?
>
> I have a 3.28.* system that i'm using, i have a coworker that's discussing
> that mysqldump is so specific related to mysql that it can create problems.
>
> What if mysql changes it's default db type from myISAM to myRubberDuckie?
> What if the dump is needed for a different db?
>
> Basically what i'm trying to do is create a db script that will install a
> base set of tables(no data) for a system, that, later down the road, the db
> system maybe be different .
>
> I think it's trivial to change the script and would rather use mysqldump
> and change the file for hour later on.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
>
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