On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 12:05:00PM +1300, Tim Uckun wrote: > Is there a way to backup a database or a cluster though a database > connection? I mean I want to write some code that connects to the > database remotely and then issues a backup command like it would issue > any other SQL command. I realize the backups would need to reside on > the database server. Like this: http://www.depesz.com/2011/01/24/waiting-for-9-1-pg_basebackup/ ? Best regards, depesz -- The best thing about modern society is how easy it is to avoid contact with it. http://depesz.com/ -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general