Re: Want mysql dump to be mailed to me....

On Tue, 4 Sep 2001, sagar wrote: > I have a remote server running my website. I've to make the backup of the mysql db > i'm using. i can use mysqldump for this. but i'm not sure where the file will be > created > on the server and also i want to make that file to .zip and then download it to my pc. > how can i do this. Please help. Create a shell script to run mysqldump then compress it (I like bzip), and schedule it to run nightly. For future reference, check in the MySQL documentation and mail lists: http://www.mysql.com/documentation/index.html http://www.mysql.com/documentation/lists.html There's not much MySQL/system maintenance support offered in this list by comparison. ~Chris /"\ \ / Pine Ribbon Campaign Microsoft Security Specialist X Against Outlook The moron in Oxymoron. / \ http://www.thebackrow.net