backup_dbs.php
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## MySQL Backup Script Configuration File
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## Use this file to configure your settings for the script.
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## For more documentation and new versions, please visit:
## http://www.dagondesign.com/articles/automatic-mysql-backup-script/
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## Created by Dagon Design (www.dagondesign.com).
## Much credit goes to Oliver Mueller (oliver@teqneers.de)
## for contributing additional features, fixes, and testing.
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## General Options
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// Remember to always use absolute paths without trailing slashes!
// On Windows Systems: Don't forget volume character (e.g. C:).
// Path to the mysql commands (mysqldump, mysqladmin, etc..)
$MYSQL_PATH = '/usr/bin';
// Mysql connection settings (must have root access to get all DBs)
$MYSQL_HOST = 'localhost';
$MYSQL_USER = 'root';
$MYSQL_PASSWD = 'MY_PASSWORD';
// Backup destination (will be created if not already existing)
$BACKUP_DEST = '/opt/db_backups';
// Temporary location (will be created if not already existing)
$BACKUP_TEMP = '/tmp/backup_temp';
// Show script status on screen while processing
// (Does not effect log file creation)
$VERBOSE = true;
// Name of the created backup file (you can use PHP's date function)
// Omit file suffixes like .tar or .zip (will be set automatically)
$BACKUP_NAME = 'mysql_backup_' . date('Y-m-d');
// Name of the standard log file
$LOG_FILE = $BACKUP_NAME . '.log';
// Name of the error log file
$ERR_FILE = $BACKUP_NAME . '.err';
// Which compression program to use
// Only relevant on unix based systems. Windows system will use zip command.
$COMPRESSOR = 'bzip2';
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## Email Options
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// Email the backup file when finished?
$EMAIL_BACKUP = false;
// If using email backup, delete from server afterwards?
$DEL_AFTER = false;
// The backup email's 'FROM' field
$EMAIL_FROM = 'Backup Script';
// The backup email's subject line
$EMAIL_SUBJECT = 'SQL Backup for ' . date('Y-m-d') . ' at ' . date('H:i');
// The destination address for the backup email
$EMAIL_ADDR = 'user@domain.com';
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## Error Options
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// Email error log to specified email address
// (Will only send if an email address is given)
$ERROR_EMAIL = $EMAIL_ADDR;
// Subject line for error email
$ERROR_SUBJECT = 'ERROR: ' . $EMAIL_SUBJECT;
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## Advanced Options
## Be sure you know what you are doing before making changes here!
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// A comma separated list of databases, which should be excluded
// from backup
// information_schema is a default exclude, because it is a read-only DB anyway
$EXCLUDE_DB = 'information_schema,performance_schema';
// Defines the maximum number of seconds this script shall run before terminating
// This may need to be adjusted depending on how large your DBs are
// Default: 18000
$MAX_EXECUTION_TIME = 18000;
// Low CPU usage while compressing (recommended) (empty string to disable).
// Only relevant on unix based systems
// Default: 'nice -n 19'
$USE_NICE = 'nice -n 19';
// Flush tables between mysqldumps (recommended, if it runs during non-peak time)
// Default: false
$FLUSH = false;
// Optimize databases between mysqldumps.
// (For detailed information look at
// http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/mysqlcheck.html)
// Default: false
$OPTIMIZE = false;
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## End of Options
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