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in thread Looking for module(s) that will backup mysql databases using DBI & DBD::mysql

you're right... you need local access to the machine to run the mysqlhotcopy script. It logs in to the mysql server and locks everything, then copies all of the relevant data files locally on the machine to somewhere else. It can transfer the data to some other machine, but you need to run mysqlhotcopy locally. Sorry for the confusion.
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