don't think so. here an extract from man pages To dump a database: $ pg_dump mydb > db.out To reload this database: $ psql -d database -f db.out bye matthias -----Original Message----- From: Christopher Kings-Lynne [mailto:chriskl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wed 6/15/2005 5:48 PM To: operationsengineer1@xxxxxxxxx Cc: pgsql-php@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [PHP] pg_dump Only problem is you need to stop PostgreSQL from running to do it... operationsengineer1@xxxxxxxxx wrote: > i read that you can copy the contents of pgsql's data > directory to create a backup, too. in order to > restore the db, you clean out the data directory and > then copy the "backed up" files back in to the data > directory. > > i have no experience using this method, but i thought > i'd mention it to see if anyone else has done this. > > --- Christopher Kings-Lynne > <chriskl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > >>pg_dumpall <dbname> > backup.sql >> >>Chris >> >>enzo venegas palacios wrote: >> >>>hi, i don't know use the pg_dump instruccion and i >> >>need create a backup, >> >>>please someone has an example. >>>thanks >>>enzo >>> >> > --------------------------------------------------------- > >>>Imagina tus vacaciones perfectas... y hazlas >> >>realidad. Juega en http://sorteos.ya.com >> >>>ADSL + Llamadas 24 horas: desde 28,95 €/mes + IVA. >> >>Navega y habla de forma ilimitada. Sin compromiso de >>permanencia. http://acceso.ya.com/ADSLllamadas/ >> >>> >>>---------------------------(end of >> >>broadcast)--------------------------- >> >>>TIP 9: the planner will ignore your desire to >> >>choose an index scan if your >> >>> joining column's datatypes do not match >> >> >>---------------------------(end of >>broadcast)--------------------------- >>TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the >>unregister command >> (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to >>majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) >> > > > > > > __________________________________ > Yahoo! Mail Mobile > Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. > http://mobile.yahoo.com/learn/mail > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command > (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 9: the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match