September 22, 2022
Incremental MySQL backups copy only what changed since the last run. How the level-0 to level-6 chain works, how retention resets it, and how to set one up.
September 13, 2022
Fix MySQL error 2013, lost connection during a query or mysqldump, by raising wait_timeout, interactive_timeout and max_allowed_packet to workable values.
August 31, 2022
Create a MySQL user, grant and revoke privileges, and show the permissions already assigned. Every command you need, with examples you can copy and run.
August 30, 2022
List every MySQL database with SHOW DATABASES, mysqlshow, information_schema or a GUI client, and why a short list usually means a permissions problem.
August 26, 2022
Most people never check that a backup is valid. How notifications and anomaly detection tell you when a run went wrong, instead of leaving you to find out.
August 9, 2022
Learn how to use redis-cli to dump and restore redis database. Learn about the common errors and pitfalls in this complete guide having a lot of examples.
April 22, 2022
What DigitalOcean Backups actually does: weekly system-level snapshots of a Droplet, four retained periods, attached Volumes excluded, and when that is enough.
April 2, 2022
DigitalOcean Snapshots cost $0.06 per GB of snapshot size per month, billed on used storage rather than allocated. Worked examples, and how Backups differ.
January 18, 2022
Cloud storage is not a cloud storage backup. Why S3, Azure and Google Cloud still leave your files exposed, and what an actual backup of them looks like.
