mysql

JR

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A quick set of batch scripts I wrote up (two of the three scripts, anyway) for dumping all of my (specified) MySQL databases into an archive for backup. The log mailing (emailsql.pl)requires Perl and the MIME:Lite module to correctly function. I’ve also utilized a wrapper script so the log outputs to a separate file [to be mailed]. There’s also a ‘dummy’ log file I use in my crontab file, though this isn’t really necessary: