Sumeet wrote: > Brad Fuller wrote: > >> $command = "mysqldump -u $dbuser -p$dbpass $dbname | gzip > >> $backupFile"; >> >> system($command); >> >> > > what if system() has been disabled on the server? > SELECT .... INTO OUTFILE 'file_name' export_options seems a useful alternative. Cheers -- David Robley "I haven't caught a fish all day!" Tom said, without debate. Today is Sweetmorn, the 39th day of The Aftermath in the YOLD 3172. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php