Making mySQL backups using Cron

Cron JobsEarlier this year I migrated from a Microsoft Windows based web hosting package to a Linux based one. This meant I had to learn a few new ways of doing things, such as backing up databases or files, on a regular repeating basis.

This is accomplished on Linux web hosts using the Cron time-based scheduler. I needed to create two types of cron jobs; one to backup databases and one to backup…

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Making mySQL backups using Cron

Earlier this year I migrated from a Microsoft Windows based web hosting package to a Linux based one. This meant I had to learn a few new ways of doing things, such as backing up databases or files, on a regular repeating basis. This is accomplished on Linux web hosts using the Cron time-based scheduler.

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Author: Ian Grieve

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