script/command for taking automatic backup of mysql database

[Gaddis, Jeremy L.]

Ankush Grover wrote:
> I want a script which automatically takes backup of the mysql
> database.I have one database "dental" and I want to setup a cron job
> for the database backup .

Hi Ankush,

You may want to take a look at an article I wrote a while back called
"Backing up your MySQL data".  It's available at:

http://www.linuxwiz.net/wordpress/2005/01/05/backing-up-your-mysql-data/

HTH,
-j

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Jeremy L. Gaddis     <jeremy at linuxwiz.net>

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