MySQL Backup Manager is a simple software solution for backing up MySQL Databases automatically. It uses a Windows service for the backup process and has an GUI attached for administrating which databases needs backup
Without --hex-blob, mysqldump exports blob and longblob fields as UTF-8 text strings. These can't always be restored properly. Using --hex-blobresolves this.
The downside is that backup files with blob data grow larger. IMO that's worth it; reliability of backups is more important than the space efficiency.
Without
--hex-blob,mysqldumpexportsblobandlongblobfields as UTF-8 text strings. These can't always be restored properly. Using--hex-blobresolves this.The downside is that backup files with blob data grow larger. IMO that's worth it; reliability of backups is more important than the space efficiency.