$dumpSql = "mysqldump -u" . $dbUser . " -h" . $dbHost . " -p" . $dbPass . " --single-transaction " . $dbName . " | gzip > " . $dbBackupDir . "/" . $backupName; exec($dumpSql); This is in a script which I'm running, I think it works? 2016-11-06 17:00 GMT+07:00 Chris Green <cl@xxxxxxxx>: > Paul M Foster <paulf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Fri, Nov 04, 2016 at 01:14:37PM -0400, Tedd Sperling wrote: > > > > > Hi gang: > > > > > > I am in need of a one-button backup of a database via a php script > > > > > > Anyone have any suggestions, comments, code? > > > > > > > What I like about SQLite is that it's generally a single file which can > > be copied out. As I recall, MySQL has a cluster of files which can be > > done the same way, if you can find which directory they reside in. > > PostgreSQL is a lost cause. The files are all in one place, but the > > names are weird. > > > You can't do that if the database is in use, you might well end up > with a corrupt database. > > -- > Chris Green > · > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >