I found some scripts but i have to edit them to give the true table name to drop. Its format is
name1_name2_yearmonth   which year and month here we are talking about is the year and date before the current day . So how can i give this variable to the script? Regards 2012/1/27 walter harms <wha...@bfs.de>: > > > Am 26.01.2012 18:45, schrieb HalXsz SXndor: >>>>>> 20120126 10:34 AM +0200, a bv >>>> >> Database contains >> tables (structures?) which gets montly data , and these tables are >> named as >> >> name1_name2_ yearmonth . I only want to have the whole database system >> for last 2 years, and automaticly clean the data which became more >> than 2 years old , so i need a script for this (shell, php etc) . Can >> you please help me for this script ? and also which mysql command must >> be used drop, trunk? >> <<<<<<<< >> You can, if you are careful, write an SQL procedure for dropping the >> appropriate tables. Since MySQL has no table variables, if you do this you >> will need PREPARE. >> >> Therefore, it well may be easier to do it all in PHP, since therewith you >> can construct statements. The statement "SHOW TABLES" is also a reference to >> table INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES; maybe you can use "SHOW TABLES" for a >> SELECT statement in PHP; if not, try INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES for their >> names. >> >> > > This is simple, > consult your manual about crontab. > and start a script like that: > > #!/bin/bash > > mysql -BAN database <<EOF > >  place my great sql-statemant here .... >  If you need some additional informationen like $HOME >  you can use it also > > EOF > > If something goes wrong a mail will be send to the owner (details > see man 5 crontab) > > re, >  wh > > -- > MySQL General Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > To unsubscribe:   http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql
