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Painless, ultra fast hot backups and restores of MySQL databases with Percona's XtraBackup

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If you work with large or replicated MySQL databases, you may already have realised that mysqldump isn't always the best tool for backing up and restoring data. Here's how to use a great FOSS alternative, Percona's XtraBackup for your backups and restores, but also for setting up replication slaves a lot more quickly.

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Smarter, faster backups and restores of MySQL databases using mysqldump - and other useful tips

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Tired of slow backups and restores of large MySQL databases with mysqldump? Setting up a replication slave? Want to work more easily with remote MySQL instances and automate backup/restore tasks? Then you can't miss these useful tips!

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