Ross wrote: > I have a database and it needs to get backed up on a daily basis. Is there a > class that allows me to create a backup and then save it as a .sql or excel > or both to a folder of her choice? I'm only helping cos there's a chick involved. ;-) the easiest solution would be to use a combination of mysqldump and cron. no-doubt there is php code out there capable of doing what you want ... if nothing else you could probably rip out the relevant bits from phpMyAdmin. I have a strong suspicion google can provide lots of potential winners for 'php mysql backup' like this one: http://www.0php.com/MySQL-Backup.php (found in 0.5 seconds) > > > R. > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php