MySQL is a fantastic open source database management system that manages data for a huge number of incredibly popular websites. Twitter, Google, Facebook and YouTube all use MySQL to store and recall data, and thanks to the amazing movement of open source so can we!
Personally, I use MySQL for storage of a number of things; several time-clock programs, this WordPress blog, and my Cthulhu Character Creator to name a few. However, the problem I’ve come up against was that all this data was stored in one location. If the storage hardware or the operating system of the device storing it failed in some manner, I could lose it forever.
Unacceptable! Continue reading “MySql Backups”