[OSM-dev] Re: [OSM-talk] OpenStreetMap Pledge

[Schuyler Erle]

* On 30-May-2006 at 11:42PM PDT, Erik Johansson said:
> >On Tue, May 30, 2006 at 11:31:03PM +0200, Erik Johansson wrote:
> >> What I mean is
> >> 1. backup osm mysql
> >
> >I've been told that a mysqldump on OSM would take long enough to
> >negatively impact the entire site:
> 
> Create a 3 minute service window each day at 0400 GMT, shutdown mysql
> and run rsync on mysql files, works like a charm. Otherwise just setup
> a mysql slave as Mikel said. These are 2 hour hacks.

For the record, I am ready to set up a MySQL replication slave on
freemap.in just as soon as Steve says "here you go". Then I think both
Chris and I will stop pestering the mailing list about this. ;-)

SDE