[thelist] backing up your databases, just in case

[Ed McCarroll]

> The network admin came in the next day and proceeded to try to 
> get the database restored from our nightly backups, but, wouldn't 
> you know, the backup from before I screwed up the database had 
> been overwritten by the previous night's backup.

This also underscores the importance of rotating your backup media.
I recommend the Tower of Hanoi algorithm, which guarantees that you'll
have a good spread, just in case you don't know exactly when you
clobbered a given file.

(Which reminds me, I'm overdue to do my backups.)

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Ed McCarroll                          MailTo:Ed at ComSimplicity.com
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