If I have 2 tables with the same definition, how would I backup data from it daily? Can I use mySQL Administrator to perform something like this
At 12:00am everyday, copy all the rows from main_table to backup_table
It will be preferable if it is incremental backup as some changes will be made to the reccords in backup_table and I don't want a new backup to wipe out those changes.
Thanks
解决方案
Let's start with this: Copying data from one table to another on the same server IS NOT a backup.
Now, if you have MySQL 5.1.6 or newer, you can use event scheduler, to schedule such actions.
It should be as simple as running a query like this
INSERT INTO
secondarydatabase.tableName
SELECT pr.* FROM
primarydatabase.tableName AS pr
LEFT JOIN
secondarydatabase.tableName AS sec
USING(primaryKeyColumn)
WHERE sec.primaryKeyColumn IS NULL
(this will copy any new rows, changes in already existing rows will not be copied over)
As far as actual backups go, please read this: