[wellylug] Backing up MySQL databases

[andrej at paradise.net.nz]

Quoting Michael Dittmer <michaeld at mercury-projects.co.nz>:

> Hi
> 
> I have a testing machine that I am running MediaWiki on (seems quite
> cool to play with).
> 
> My question is, how do I backup the MySQL database that MediaWiki uses?
> If it can be scripted, I can use cron to backup the database to another
> system across a network.
First hit on google/linux when searching for 
mysql backup cron looks very promising ... 



> Thanks
> 
> Michael
Cheers,
Andrej