"DB Crash! Anyone Got a Backup Strategy for Their MySQL Setup?"

MrFangerSTT

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"Hey guys, just had a major DB crash on my MySQL setup and I'm trying to recover as much data as possible ASAP. Does anyone have any foolproof backup strategies to share? I've heard of using replication, but I'm not sure if it's the best option."
 

Olguna

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"Yikes, that's rough. I've had some experience with data replication and I can vouch that it's worth setting up a slave node. Anyone using Galera Cluster or MaxScale?"
 

teymori

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"Dude, I've been using InnoDB for all my MySQL DBs, seems more reliable when it comes to crash recovery. Also, I set up automatic backups with a separate storage on my server, just in case. Anyone else using a similar setup?"
 

mavhom

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"Hope everyone's data is safe! We've been using a combination of regular backups to Google Cloud Storage and a replication setup with a secondary DB on a different server. Has anyone else used similar methods or got some other ideas to share?"
 
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