3 ms·

base698 isn't saying take a snapshot of the server, he's saying take a snapshot of the DB; find the directory it is stored in and `cp` that.

• mrkurt 14y ago
  That's not a good snapshot unless you're running LVM or can afford to suspend writes and fsync + lock.
  • lwat 14y ago
    And again, this is yet another problem solved decades ago by RDBMSs.
    • mrkurt 14y ago
      And even earlier by Polaroid!