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1.1. Installing MySQL Backup

The capabilities described in this document are currently under development and are available in the source tree contained in the mysql-6.0-backup BZR repository. To use MySQL Backup, you must create a branch (local copy) of this repository.

  1. Create a branch of the mysql-6.0-backup repository. If you do not already have a BZR repository directory created, initialize it using the instructions at Installing from the Development Source Tree.

    To create a new branch, use the following command: 

    shell> bzr branch lp:~mysql/mysql-server/mysql-6.0-backup lp-backup

    The command creates a local source tree in a directory named lp-backup. Use a different name for the final argument if you like.

  2. Build and install MySQL as you normally would. If you want to use the compression features of MySQL Backup, run configure with the --with-zlib-dir=no|bundled|DIR option, which provides control over compression library support. The value no explicitly disables compression support. bundled causes the zlib library bundled in the MySQL sources to be used. A DIR path name specifies the directory in which to find the compression library sources.

  3. MySQL Backup capabilities are disabled by default. To enable them, start the server with the --mysql-backup option.