Re: stopping access to a database

There is no need to block all access, simply use a transaction.  IE:

begin work;
delete from table1;
delete from tabl2;
... so on ..
.. import data ...
commit work;

Anyone who connects while the delete/import is taking place will simply
see the old data, when you run the commit work command, all the new
queries will see the newly imported data.


On Tue, 2003-01-28 at 12:50, Dennis Gearon wrote:
> I configuring 2 databases:
>
>     1/ One be on a https server, and all important data will be encrypted. The only use this
> database will see are:
>         A/ Updates 2-3 times a day, max.
>         B/ Exporting a smaller set of 'unnormalized' tables for the database below.
>     2/ A publically accessible, (through PHP applications), database that has less secure data
> on it and is not encrypted.
>
> I would like to stop accesses to database 2, delete all records in the 2-4 tables, and reimport
> new records. How would I do this as a user on the system, not as an admin?
>
>
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