Re: mysqldump - basic question
Rory, Take a look at the shell scripts for mysqlbackup here http://www.ocsny.com/main/index.ocs?url=mysqlbackup It will explain things quite nicely. Cheers, m! ROry O'Connor wrote: this is an absolute newbie question - but when i try to run mysqldump with a cron (like with a shell script) i can't because mysqldump utility stops to ask for a password. how can I either embed the password or set up mysqldump to not ask for one if, for instance, root is running the shell script? thanks, rory - Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php - Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
mysqldump - basic question
this is an absolute newbie question - but when i try to run mysqldump with a cron (like with a shell script) i can't because mysqldump utility stops to ask for a password. how can I either embed the password or set up mysqldump to not ask for one if, for instance, root is running the shell script? thanks, rory - Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
RE: mysqldump - basic question
You could use one of: 1. .my.cnf with a password set for the client 2. use -ppassword on the command line Depends on how secure you want it - use the appropriate grant for the user. M -Original Message- From: ROry O'Connor [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 20 December 2001 09:36 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: mysqldump - basic question this is an absolute newbie question - but when i try to run mysqldump with a cron (like with a shell script) i can't because mysqldump utility stops to ask for a password. how can I either embed the password or set up mysqldump to not ask for one if, for instance, root is running the shell script? thanks, rory - Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php - Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
Re: mysqldump - basic question
Am 20 Dec 2001 03:35:37 -0600 schrieb ROry O'Connor: this is an absolute newbie question - but when i try to run mysqldump with a cron (like with a shell script) i can't because mysqldump utility stops to ask for a password. how can I either embed the password or set up mysqldump to not ask for one if, for instance, root is running the shell script? use mysqldump -uUSERNAME -pPASSWORD DATABASE to dump the databse DATABASE for shich user USERNAME has access by using password PASSWORD have fun, henning - Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
