Want to backup your MySQL databases to another machine on a nightly basis?
Then create a /etc/cron.daily/mysqlbackup.sh job like this:
mysqldump --compress -u root -p$pw -h $currenthost --add-drop-table --extended-insert --quote-names --databases db1 db2| mysql -u root -p$pw -h $remotehost
Run
chmod +x /etc/cron.daily/mysqlbackup.sh
And change the $ parameters to the appropriate ‘real’ values.
Or if you are not backing up to a separate host, run:
mysqldump -u root -p$pw -h $currenthost --add-drop-table --extended-insert --quote-names --databases db1 db2 > /var/log/mysql.backup.$(date +"%Y%m%d").sql
http://www.jinkang-cheng.co.cc/posts/2009/09/18/mysql-automated-mysql-database-backup/
