Tool of the Day: rsnapshot
rsnapshot is a filesystem snapshot utility for making backups of local and remote systems, based on rsync. Rather than just doing a complete copy every time, it uses hardlinks to create incrementals...
View ArticleMySQL data backup: going beyond mysqldump
A user on a linux user group mailing list asked about this, and I was one of the people replying. Re-posting here as I reckon it’s of wider interest. > […] tens of gigs of data in MySQL databases....
View ArticleWhat a Hosting Provider did Today
I found Dennis the Menace, he now has a job as system administrator for a hosting company. Scenario: client has a problem with a server becoming unavailable (cause unknown) and has it restarted. MySQL...
View ArticleServer Ownership Legalities
As I reported via Twitter late last week, we encountered an issue that got some of our mail delivery delayed by about a day and a half. I’ll explain more about what happened as I believe in openness on...
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