RE: [PHP] getting mysql dump using php

Answer is No. 2) Use cron to run the mysqldump utility instead of a php script. Let me know if you need more info. Cheers Rich -----Original Message----- From: See Kok Boon [mailto:kokboon@shinningstudios.com] Sent: 23 November 2002 07:35 To: PHP Subject: [PHP] getting mysql dump using php hi, can anyone tell me how to make auto backups of mysql databases? i have a particular database that i want to backup everyday. what i can think of now is to use crontab to execute a .php that will do the work, then send the db schema (dump) via email every midnight. however, i do not know the code to GET THE DUMP of the mysql db. i know that i can be done because phpAdmin from sourceforge.net has the export feature, which does what i want, except that i cannot execute the hyperlink there using crontab. can someone tell me: 1. what is the php code for getting the schema? 2. what is an alternatively BETTER way to backup? thanks in advance Yours sincerely, See Kok Boon --------------------------------- looking for - jobs? career? customer? look in realPortal! http://realportal.realizecreations.com -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php