[TYPO3-english] Read-only MySQL user?

[Steffen Gebert]

> This is because I'm trying to see what could be done to minimize
> downtime while upgrading. We're planning on duplicating the production
> database and then running upgrade on it, which will then be the new
> production. While doing all this, it would be nice if the entire site
> didn't have to go down entirely.

You could also put a Varnish proxy in front your site, warm its caches 
up, and then take your site down for maintenance.

Kind regards
Steffen

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Steffen Gebert
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