Backups aren't exciting or glamorous. They don't make you money and there's no such thing as a valid backup. But, understanding your restores is exciting! Let me draw you a few pictures of database restores at their most ironic, entertaining, and even thrilling.

1. “Backups don’t make
me money”
- CTO, client.
Monday, June 28, 2010

2. http://www.flickr.com/photos/vitamindave/
Monday, June 28, 2010

3. I have
blueprints,
and the
fabrication
drawings.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chicagogeek/
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4. http://www.flickr.com/photos/adactio/
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5. http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevecadman/
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6. http://www.flickr.com/photos/cdharrison/
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7. -- MySQL dump 10.13 Distrib 5.1.44, for pc-linux-gnu (i686)
--
-- Host: localhost Database: mysql
-- ------------------------------------------------------
-- Server version 5.1.44-community-log
/*!40101 SET @OLD_CHARACTER_SET_CLIENT=@@CHARACTER_SET_CLIENT */;
/*!40101 SET @OLD_CHARACTER_SET_RESULTS=@@CHARACTER_SET_RESULTS */;
/*!40101 SET @OLD_COLLATION_CONNECTION=@@COLLATION_CONNECTION */;
/*!40101 SET NAMES utf8 */;
/*!40103 SET @OLD_TIME_ZONE=@@TIME_ZONE */;
/*!40103 SET TIME_ZONE='+00:00' */;
/*!40014 SET @OLD_UNIQUE_CHECKS=@@UNIQUE_CHECKS, UNIQUE_CHECKS=0 */;
/*!40014 SET @OLD_FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS=@@FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS, FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS=0
*/;
/*!40101 SET @OLD_SQL_MODE=@@SQL_MODE, SQL_MODE='NO_AUTO_VALUE_ON_ZERO' */;
/*!40111 SET @OLD_SQL_NOTES=@@SQL_NOTES, SQL_NOTES=0 */;
--
-- Current Database: `schema`
--
CREATE DATABASE /*!32312 IF NOT EXISTS*/ `schema` /*!40100 DEFAULT CHARACTER SET
latin1 */;
USE `schema`;
Importing with
mysql -d schematest< schemadump.sql
doesn’t help
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8. http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnjoh/
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9. <3
xkcd.com
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10. http://www.flickr.com/photos/gongus/
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11. http://www.flickr.com/photos/stallio/
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12. http://www.flickr.com/photos/frield/
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13. http://www.flickr.com/photos/philliecasablanca/
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14. http://www.flickr.com/photos/matijagrguric/
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15. http://www.flickr.com/photos/myklroventine/
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16. Oh, and the CTO from the opening slide?
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17. http://www.flickr.com/photos/gemstone/
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18. http://www.flickr.com/photos/amagill/
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19. http://www.flickr.com/photos/laffy4k/
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20. sarah@bluegecko.net
@sarahnovotny
@bluegecko
Monday, June 28, 2010