MariaDB: replicate single database. Tutorial and gotchas
Setup MySQL slave replication with few easy steps. Some gotchas on MySQL replication lag and how to fix it.
mysqldump
Practical mysqldump guides from the GetPageSpeed engineering team: configuration, performance tuning and security for production Linux servers.
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Mysqldump hangs website? [Solved]
Here is how to run mysqldump properly, without affecting the live website and no slowdown during your database backup