If you’ve never backed up your MySQL or MariaDB databases, now’s the time. Jack Wallen shows you how to back up that data and restore it, in case your website has met an untimely demise. Your company ...

Now’s the time to back up your MySQL or MariaDB databases. Jack Wallen shows you how to back up that data and restore it, in case your website has an issue. If you can only read one tech story a day, ...

I have an OS-level (WinXP) backup of a MySQL 5.0's Data directory, but no SQL file backup. Is it possible to restore from a data directory instead of an SQL script? I can copy the database's data ...