Suggestions for backup utilities

Hello,

I am looking for some suggestions. I need to come up with an automatic
or simple backup software for my MySQL db. I have tried using the
backup fuctionality of the MySQL Admin tool but all it does is dump a
HUGE txt file. I prefer FREE solutions. The server as well as this
solution would be running on a Windoex (XP Pro) system. Any help would
be appreciated.

Thanks,
Chris.

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> Hello,
>
> I am looking for some suggestions. I need to come up with an automatic
> or simple backup software for my MySQL db. I have tried using the
> backup fuctionality of the MySQL Admin tool but all it does is dump a
> HUGE txt file. I prefer FREE solutions. The server as well as this
> solution would be running on a Windoex (XP Pro) system. Any help would
> be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Chris.
>

NTBACKUP.EXE

CHaidvogel@gmail.com wrote:
>
> I am looking for some suggestions. I need to come up with an automatic
> or simple backup software for my MySQL db. I have tried using the
> backup fuctionality of the MySQL Admin tool
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There are several admin tools around. What exactly are you talking
about?

> but all it does is dump a HUGE txt file.

Probably a SQL dump of your database. What is your problem with that?
The only hard requirement for a backup: you must be able to restore
your data from it. Did you try that? Did it fail?

> I prefer FREE solutions. The server as well as this
> solution would be running on a Windoex (XP Pro) system.

http://www.google.com/search?q=mysql windows free backup tool

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