On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 22:31:43 +0000, Adam Witney <awitney@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 18/1/05 8:38 pm, "Lonni J Friedman" <netllama@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 18:23:23 +0000, Adam Witney <awitney@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> > >> Hi, > >> > >> I am setting up the backup strategy for my database. > >> > >> The database contains around 25 tables containing quite a lot of data that > >> does not change very much (and when it does it is changed by me). And around > >> 20 tables containing data which will be created and updated by the users > >> regularly. > >> > >> I would like to backup the two sets of data separately at different > >> intervals. The first set only when I update it and the second set several > >> times per day. > >> > >> Would it be best to set up a separate schema for the "static" tables? If so > >> what would be the simplest and safest way to transfer these tables into a > >> new schema? > >> > >> Thanks for any help > > > > pg_dump allows you to backup individual tables. Once you do that, you > > could import them into a new database. > > Would this take care of sequences and any other associated objects also? I assume so, however I've honestly never backed up individual tables in a production setting before. Its always been an entire db for me. Unless someone else speaks up, you could prolly verify this on your own on a test box. -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ L. Friedman netllama@xxxxxxxxx LlamaLand http://netllama.linux-sxs.org ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
