DATE=`date +%a`
#
echo $DATE
#
echo Backup Mysql database
mysqldump -h localhost -u YOURSQLUSERID -pYOURPASSWORD YOURDATABASE
>/usr/somedirectory/somefile_$DATE.backup
gzip -f /usr/somedirectory/somefile_$DATE.backup
/usr/bin/at -f /usr/somedirectory/mysqlbackup.sh midnight
Ah, a much simpler solution than my ruby script. I hadn't thought to
zip up the file before transferring it. That's an improvement I must
add.
Thanks: John
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