How do You Restore MySQL Databases From Physical Files?
Open Restoring MyISAM configuration optionsIf you have taken a physical backup of your database and have a need to restore it, you have probably wondered how. This blog post should provide you with some insight...
How to Backup Your Chamilo LMS MySQL Database
Backup is the process of creating and storing copies of data that can be used to protect organizations against data loss. Chamilo LMS relies on MySQL or MariaDB as a database, so it is important...
How to Backup Your Moodle MariaDB Database
Previously, we had blogged about backing up your Moodle MySQL Database. This time, it's all about backing up your Moodle MariaDB Database. In fact, it shares the same approach when backing up your Moodle MySQL...
Best Practices for MySQL Backups
If you’re working with MySQL and you want to use some best practices, there are a lot of options you can focus on. Aside from performance tuning, engine and query optimization and replication configuration, you...
How to Backup Your Open edX MongoDB Database
Open edX is an open source project for online learning developed by the MIT and Harvard team. It is a web based application with a lot of components such as student facing, course authoring, course...
Replica Set Data Synchronization After Restoring a MongoDB Backup
Database backup is a crucial undertaking when ensuring data safety and availability in an event of database destruction at any time. In other words, backups may provide a better foundation for business continuity in any...
How to Backup Your Moodle MySQL Database
Data is an essential part of running a Moodle environment. Should the IT operations team lose data accidentally, then it could lead to a huge loss. So, to protect valuable information, sysadmins need to back...
Hot, Warm and Cold Backups in MySQL
When dealing with backups in MySQL, you have probably heard the terms “hot backup”, “warm backup” and “cold backup”. In this blog post we will try to figure out the similarities and differences between them....
Testing Your MySQL Database Backups
Backup testing should be a part of any backup strategy. The testing of your backups allows you to see how long it takes to get the data derived from database backups up and running again....
Tips for Storing Your Percona Backups in the Cloud
Percona has made a lot of great contributions in the open source world. One of the most downloaded software is their backup software for MySQL and for MongoDB. These softwares play a vital role for...
Taking Physical Backups for MySQL
If you've ever had any sort of issue with MySQL, you have probably needed to restore a MySQL database. In that scenario, you have probably used mysqldump or Percona XtraBackup to accomplish the task -...
Tips for Storing Your MariaDB Backups in the Cloud
Having a good Disaster Recovery Plan is a must in all companies to prevent data loss or reduce downtime in case of failure. For this, backups are a basic point here, and it is essential...