Comments on: On-Demand MySQL Backup Shell Script http://www.askapache.com/dreamhost/on-demand-mysql-backup-shell-script.html Web Development Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:41:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Manu http://www.askapache.com/dreamhost/on-demand-mysql-backup-shell-script.html#comment-16672 Manu Tue, 18 Sep 2007 04:56:58 +0000 http://www.askapache.com/dreamhost/on-demand-mysql-backup-shell-script.html#comment-16672 This is real Cool Stuff Thanks Man This is real Cool Stuff

Thanks Man

]]> By: Lee http://www.askapache.com/dreamhost/on-demand-mysql-backup-shell-script.html#comment-6632 Lee Wed, 06 Jun 2007 14:12:19 +0000 http://www.askapache.com/dreamhost/on-demand-mysql-backup-shell-script.html#comment-6632 This seems a little over the top for the job required, I have a script which I've setup through dreamhost's cron manager to run daily, and dump all databases, here is what it is: <pre><br /> #!/bin/bash<br />  <br /> DATE1=`date | awk '{print $3}'`<br /> DATE2=`date | awk '{print $2}'`<br /> DATE3=`date | awk '{print $6}'`<br />  <br /> THEDATE="${DATE1}${DATE2}${DATE3}"<br />  <br /> ########################### CONFIGURATION START <br />  <br /> ORIGDIR="/home/stuffatschool/mysql/"  # original directory to put <br />  <br /> MYSQLHOST=dbhost  #MySQL Host<br /> MYSQLUSER=dbuser      # MySQL user for dump<br /> MYSQLPASS=dbpass    # MySQL password for dump<br />  <br /> ########################### CONFIGURATION DONE <br /> cd ${ORIGDIR} # chdir to the right dir<br />  <br /> mysqldump -u ${MYSQLUSER} -p${MYSQLPASS} -h${MYSQLHOST} -A &gt; "./MySQL_${THEDATE}.sql" # dump db<br /> </pre> This seems a little over the top for the job required, I have a script which I’ve setup through dreamhost’s cron manager to run daily, and dump all databases, here is what it is:

#!/bin/bash
 
DATE1=`date | awk '{print $3}'`
DATE2=`date | awk '{print $2}'`
DATE3=`date | awk '{print $6}'`
 
THEDATE="${DATE1}${DATE2}${DATE3}"
 
########################### CONFIGURATION START 
 
ORIGDIR="/home/stuffatschool/mysql/"  # original directory to put 
 
MYSQLHOST=dbhost  #MySQL Host
MYSQLUSER=dbuser      # MySQL user for dump
MYSQLPASS=dbpass    # MySQL password for dump
 
########################### CONFIGURATION DONE 
cd ${ORIGDIR} # chdir to the right dir
 
mysqldump -u ${MYSQLUSER} -p${MYSQLPASS} -h${MYSQLHOST} -A &gt; "./MySQL_${THEDATE}.sql" # dump db
]]> By: Jon http://www.askapache.com/dreamhost/on-demand-mysql-backup-shell-script.html#comment-6321 Jon Fri, 01 Jun 2007 10:56:18 +0000 http://www.askapache.com/dreamhost/on-demand-mysql-backup-shell-script.html#comment-6321 this sounds intersting and practical. nice blog btw. i understand it's a shell file but how is it used ... 'where do you put it on server, or where do you save it'? will you add documentation for this, readme? thanks for great tutorials! this sounds intersting and practical. nice blog btw.

i understand it’s a shell file but how is it used … ‘where do you put it on server, or where do you save it’? will you add documentation for this, readme?

thanks for great tutorials!

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