FeministWiki:Server setup: Difference between revisions

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'''Simply repeat the whole section ''Copying over live data''.'''
'''Simply repeat the whole section ''Copying over live data''.'''


The techniques and commands described above in the section ''Copying over live data'' are ''idempotent'', meaning you can simply repeat them and they will make sure that the new copy of the live data is fresh and doesn't leave any outdated data on the new server.  For instance, the {{C|--delete}} argument to the {{C|rsync}} command and the {{C|--add-drop-database}} argument to the {{C|mysqldump}} command help to make sure of this.
The techniques and commands described above in the section ''Copying over live data'' are ''idempotent'', meaning you can simply repeat them and they will make sure that the new copy of the live data is fresh and doesn't leave any outdated data on the new server.  For instance, the {{C|--delete}} argument to the {{C|rsync}} command and the {{C|--add-drop-database}} argument to the {{C|mariadb-dump}} command help to make sure of this.


So just repeat the steps from that section exactly one more time.
So just repeat the steps from that section exactly one more time.