"Mark Lo (3)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I would like to know how to backup mysql using crontab or cron jog.
>
> I have add a line in my crontab file :
> mysqldump --flush-logs --add-drop-table shuncheong >
> /backup/shuncheong.sql -u root -pmarkloky;
>
> but I got nothing in shuncheong.sql file.
You need to supply the MySQL username and password to the left of the
standard output (">") operator. Try:
mysqldump --flush-logs --add-drop-table
shuncheong -u root -pmarkloky
> /backup/shuncheong.sql
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Steve Werby
President, Befriend Internet Services LLC
http://www.befriend.com/
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