Shell script to backup MySql database

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#!/bin/bash
# Shell script to backup MySql database
# To backup Nysql databases file to /backup dir and later pick up by your
# script. You can skip few databases from backup too.
# For more info please see (Installation info):
# http://www.cyberciti.biz/nixcraft/vivek/blogger/2005/01/mysql-backup-script.html
# Last updated: Aug - 2005
# --------------------------------------------------------------------
# This is a free shell script under GNU GPL version 2.0 or above
# Copyright (C) 2004, 2005 nixCraft project
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MyUSER="SET-MYSQL-USER-NAME"     # USERNAME
MyPASS="SET-PASSWORD"       # PASSWORD
MyHOST="localhost"          # Hostname
 
# Linux bin paths, change this if it can't be autodetected via which command
MYSQL="$(which mysql)"
MYSQLDUMP="$(which mysqldump)"
CHOWN="$(which chown)"
CHMOD="$(which chmod)"
GZIP="$(which gzip)"
 
# Backup Dest directory, change this if you have someother location
DEST="/backup"
 
# Main directory where backup will be stored
MBD="$DEST/mysql"
 
# Get hostname
HOST="$(hostname)"
 
# Get data in dd-mm-yyyy format
NOW="$(date +"%d-%m-%Y")"
 
# File to store current backup file
FILE=""
# Store list of databases
DBS=""
 
# DO NOT BACKUP these databases
IGGY="test"
 
[ ! -d $MBD ] && mkdir -p $MBD || :
 
# Only root can access it!
$CHOWN 0.0 -R $DEST
$CHMOD 0600 $DEST
 
# Get all database list first
DBS="$($MYSQL -u $MyUSER -h $MyHOST -p$MyPASS -Bse 'show databases')"
 
for db in $DBS
do
    skipdb=-1
    if [ "$IGGY" != "" ];
    then
	for i in $IGGY
	do
	    [ "$db" == "$i" ] && skipdb=1 || :
	done
    fi
 
    if [ "$skipdb" == "-1" ] ; then
	FILE="$MBD/$db.$HOST.$NOW.gz"
	# do all inone job in pipe,
	# connect to mysql using mysqldump for select mysql database
	# and pipe it out to gz file in backup dir :)
        $MYSQLDUMP -u $MyUSER -h $MyHOST -p$MyPASS $db | $GZIP -9 > $FILE
    fi
done

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Tagged as: backup file, backup mysql database, backup mysql server, backup script, chmod command, databases, dbs, dd, directory change, fi, gzip, mbd, mkdir, myhost, mysql backup, mysqldump command

{ 1 trackback }

mysql in fedora core 4 - The UNIX Forums: April 17, 2008 at 10:14 am

{ 6 comments… read them below or add one }

Thiago July 3, 2008 at 2:13 pm

It`s very good

thanks

Stephen Reese August 23, 2008 at 3:19 am

Great script! I really like the addition of the which command.

ajax December 7, 2008 at 6:09 pm

all, you are done great server works,

thx

DVD March 20, 2009 at 2:13 pm

Nice script.

Gilnei Moraes April 22, 2009 at 1:04 pm

Just my one cent:
run rsync daemon using the backup directory just to be sure you are playing safe. Is worthless to backup MySQL not having a copy in remote location in case of a server crash.

fRank May 15, 2009 at 10:13 am

#!/bin/bash

NOW=`date +"%Y-%m"`;
BACKUPDIR="location/of/your/backup/dir/$NOW";

### Server Setup ###
#* MySQL login user name *#
MUSER="user";

#* MySQL login PASSWORD name *#
MPASS="pass";

#* MySQL login HOST name *#
MHOST="your-mysql-ip";
MPORT="your-mysql-port";

# DO NOT BACKUP these databases
IGNOREDB="
information_schema
mysql
test
"

#* MySQL binaries *#
MYSQL=`which mysql`;
MYSQLDUMP=`which mysqldump`;
GZIP=`which gzip`;

# assuming that /nas is mounted via /etc/fstab
if [ ! -d $BACKUPDIR ]; then
  mkdir -p $BACKUPDIR
else
 :
fi

# get all database listing
DBS="$(mysql -u $MUSER -p$MPASS -h $MHOST -P $MPORT -Bse 'show databases')"

# SET DATE AND TIME FOR THE FILE
NOW=`date +"d%dh%Hm%Ms%S"`; # day-hour-minute-sec format
# start to dump database one by one
for db in $DBS
do
        DUMP="yes";
        if [ "$IGNOREDB" != "" ]; then
                for i in $IGNOREDB # Store all value of $IGNOREDB ON i
                do
                        if [ "$db" == "$i" ]; then # If result of $DBS(db) is equal to $IGNOREDB(i) then
                                DUMP="NO";         # SET value of DUMP to "no"
                                #echo "$i database is being ignored!";
                        fi
                done
        fi

        if [ "$DUMP" == "yes" ]; then # If value of DUMP is "yes" then backup database
                FILE="$BACKUPDIR/$NOW-$db.gz";
                echo "BACKING UP $db";
                $MYSQLDUMP --add-drop-database --opt --lock-all-tables -u $MUSER -p$MPASS -h $MHOST -P $MPORT $db | gzip > $FILE
        fi
done

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