man automysqlbackup (8): backup all of your database daily, weekly, and monthly

SYNOPSIS

automysqlbackup

This manual page documents briefly the automysqlbackup command.

configuration is stored within the /etc/default/automysqlbackup file

USERNAME=dbuser: Username to access the MySQL server e.g. dbuser
PASSWORD="password": Username to access the MySQL server e.g. password
DBHOST=localhost: Host name (or IP address) of MySQL server e.g localhost
DBNAMES="DB1 DB2 DB3": List of DBNAMES for Daily/Weekly Backup e.g. "DB1 DB2 DB3"
BACKUPDIR="/backups": Backup directory location e.g /backups

MAILCONTENT="stdout": Mail setup What would you like to be mailed to you?
- log : send only log file
- files : send log file and sql files as attachments (see docs)
- stdout : will simply output the log to the screen if run manually.
- quiet : Only send logs if an error occurs to the MAILADDR.
MAXATTSIZE="4000": Set the maximum allowed email size in k. (4000 = approx 5MB email [see docs])
MAILADDR="[email protected]": Email Address to send mail to? ([email protected])

MDBNAMES="mysql $DBNAMES": List of DBBNAMES for Monthly Backups.
DBEXCLUDE="": List of DBNAMES to EXCLUDE if DBNAMES are set to all (must be in " quotes)
CREATE_DATABASE=yes: Include CREATE DATABASE in backup?
SEPDIR=yes: Separate backup directory and file for each DB? (yes or no)
DOWEEKLY=6: Which day do you want weekly backups at? (1 to 7 where 1 is Monday)
COMP=gzip: Choose Compression type. (gzip or bzip2)
COMMCOMP=no: Compress communications between backup server and MySQL server?
LATEST=no: Additionally keep a copy of the most recent backup in a separate directory.
MAX_ALLOWED_PACKET=: The maximum size of the buffer for client/server communication. e.g. 16MB (maximum i
SOCKET=: For connections to localhost. Sometimes the Unix socket file must be specified.
#PREBACKUP="/etc/automysqlbackup/mysql-backup-pre": Command to run before backups (uncomment to use)
#POSTBACKUP=: Command run after backups (uncomment to use)

This manual page was written by Jose Luis Tallon <[email protected]>. for the Debian GNU/Linux system, but can be used by others.