On 7/4/07, Lynn David Newton <lynn.newton@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Have you tried using gzip from the command line? What
> does this tell you?
>
>   gunzip mydbarchivename.gz
>
> (Substituting the name of your archive. We hope it says
> nothing.)
>
> What command are you using to restore the database?
>
> What error message are you getting when you do it?
>
> Is the mysql archive made with mysqldump or is it an
> actual backup of the database data directory? If the
> latter you may be seriously hosed.
>
> Need more information to help you.
>

Along with Lynn's recommendations, how is it being backed up?  Do you have
cron calling a script?
If so, please list the cron commands and the script.